Duke Ellington's impact on jazz seems beyond measure, no matter how you count it. He wrote, co-wrote or took credit for writing more than 1,000 compositions over a 50-year span. According to one ...

People of all ages flooded the entrances to The Soraya’s “Jazz at Naz Festival” for Composer and Pianist Jason Moran’s collaboration with CSUN’s Jazz A Band, celebrating Duke Ellington, composer and ...

It should not be so hard to identify the most important jazz musician in the history of the genre. It is one of five artists: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Miles ...

Many critics consider Duke Ellington to be the most important composer in the history of jazz. Along with his jazz compositions, he wrote film... Duke Ellington: 'The Duke at His Best' [MUSIC] A.B.

Mercedes Ellington is keeping her grandfather’s iconic sound alive. The uptown eatery named for iconic composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will finally be the home to his music on Sunday. Ellington ...

Duke Ellington died nearly 40 years ago, but for jazz fans of a certain age his musical creativity and elegant style remain timeless. Whether he was leading his orchestra in “Take the A Train,” the ...

WAILUKU – Jazz Maui presents “Mostly Duke” with famed jazz pianist Tommy James from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory at 78 Ulupono Street in Lahaina.

San Francisco jazz star Marcus Shelby’s orchestra accompanies a local ballet company at Luther Burbank Center. What: The New World Ballet presents Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite,” featuring the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The afternoon concert will feature a performance by The Duke Ellington ...

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, in association with The American Tap Dance Foundation, will present Such Sweet ...

From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Essentially Ellington once again brought ...

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