(Pieces from these capsules appear in the exhibition.) Together, they created a look that blends eras and sensibilities: touches of Harlem Renaissance elegance, the refined rebellion of Duke Ellington ...

When Usher landed in New York at 3 p.m. yesterday, the city was already buzzing with anticipation for one of fashion’s biggest nights. On Sunday evening, he had performed in Berlin—the ...

Across the arc of his spectacular 20 th-century career Duke Ellington was a pianist, a bandleader, a composer and arranger…and, at one time, Duke Ellington was a record-label owner. At the ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of ...

I was writing an aria for the mask, Harlem of black and tan fantasy, those are Richard’s lyrics, and I said, Oh, God, he’s going to Duke Ellington here, black and tan fantasy. That’s 197 ...

Ella Fitzgerald called him The Duke of Ellington; he was a true Renaissance man and one of ... his Washingtonians to a job at Barron’s in Harlem; a few months later they were uptown at the ...

Carter for the historic look that paid homage to the once-illegal suits that rose to popularity during the Harlem Renaissance, when popular performers like Cab Calloway and Lionel Hampton favored ...

For many in the city, Harlem had been more than just a place to eat; it was a cultural hub, a gathering spot for people to connect ... inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, a thriving artistic ...

Lasting from the 1910s to the 1930s, the Harlem Renaissance inspired generations of Black American artists and activists — and helped pave the way for the civil rights movement. When reflecting on ...