he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, has spent his days and nights on trains rattling across the ...

He dislikes the jazz critics who write for music trade ... about his success--he maintains that good publicity is the Duke Ellington likes Boston, as do other visiting orchestra leaders.

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 ...

Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts... Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. 46, No. 1, Oct., 1992 Jazz and Composition: The Many Sides of ... Jazz and Composition: The Many ...

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

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 ...

Two of the great pioneering geniuses of jazz are united on this epochal record, created from sessions cut in April 1961 when Duke Ellington sat in as pianist with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars, a ...

American jazz legend Duke Ellington gives a memorable performance of Such Sweet Thunder, Newport Up, and many other classics at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in November 1958.

Whether they’re swinging to the tunes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, making a Brazilian samba come alive, or simply laying down a heavy funk groove, the musicians of the “Superband” (as director ...