InForum

Local musicians play tribute concert to legendary 1940 Duke Ellington Fargo show

FARGO — Local musicians will play a tribute to the Grammy-winning recording, “Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live.” The ...
WBUR

Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out to ...
Newsweek

The Continued Relevance of (Teaching) Duke Ellington | Opinion

In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, the significance of the work of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington continues to ...
NPR

Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie are unsung heroes of the civil rights

A new book by Larry Tye — The Jazzmen — traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE ...
The Washington Post

Shakespeare goes to Harlem in Signature Theatre’s exuberant ‘Play On!’

“Play On!” is a Duke Ellington jukebox musical that doesn’t get around much anymore since its two-month Broadway run back in the spring of 1997. Signature Theatre’s vibrant and propulsive revival — ...
InForum

Local musicians commemorate legendary 1940 Duke Ellington Fargo show

Saxophonists Russ Peterson, Matt Patnode and more perform will Friday, Nov. 14, in Detroit Lakes after Fargo show on Monday.