In 1950 bandleader Duke Ellington started his own record label that recorded numerous small-group dates often led by Ellington cohort Billy Strayhorn, featuring outstanding Ellington-orbit musicians ...

Closing roads to cars has become a political battleground. For the al fresco drinkers outside the Old Duke on a recent Sunday afternoon, however, it was absolutely inconceivable that this stretch of ...

Duke is widely believed to have been terribly miscast, even at the time, with The New Times calling the 1956 epic “an Oriental Western” with a script featuring “few unintentional laughs.” ...

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 ...

In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond ...

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Born in Washington, D.C., Eve was in her early 20s when she got her big break, discovered by famed jazz composer Duke Ellington who wanted her to sing in his orchestra. “I could barely stand up ...

Hi, I am Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader whose contributions shaped the ...

Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler announced that Jennifer Boykin, former president of Newport News Shipbuilding, was appointed to the company’s board. Under her leadership, the shipyard ...

DURHAM, N.C. – The Clemson track and field program officially wrapped up competition at the Duke Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Durham. Multiple Tigers recorded new personal or season bests as ...