(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 ...

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 ...

To know Duke Ellington is to know his band ... Strayhorn confronted Ellington backstage and hopped on a piano to show how he ...

This Broadway musical review is based on Duke Ellington’s music and years spent at the Cotton Club in Harlem in the early 20th century. With Fantasia Barrino and Dulé Hill.

When you think of Duke Ellington, you probably hear the smooth sounds of jazz filling your mind, transporting you to a world of rhythm and elegance. But there’s another, lesser-known side to ...