Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

(This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part.) Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee ...

View more opinion at CNN. This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s death, and what would have been his ...

When you think of Duke Ellington, you probably hear the smooth sounds of jazz filling your mind, transporting you to a world ...

In his new book, Taunton psychologist Keith Crochiere looks back on Roseland's heyday in the era of Prohibition, the ...

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What: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Harlem Nutcracker Suite,” performed by the Marcus Shelby Orchestra When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 Where: Raven Performing Arts Theater ...

America's premier high school jazz band competition named four Seattle-area schools as finalists for its 30th iteration.

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts offers gifted children equal access to a superior education in the arts. The building, originally built in the 1890’s, had undergone several rounds of ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...