Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...

My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.

Moran grew up listening to all manner of music, from jazz to reggae to hip-hop. As a teenager he learned to play the Afrika ...

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, a jazz big band featuring a handful of the Pacific Northwest’s ample improvisatory talent, ...

During the evening concert celebrating the music of jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Duke ... Ellington. Talking about Ellington's "Ad Lib on Nippon" later, Marsalis offered another quote ...

Things moved more slowly than usual. When the customer got to ... Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to ...

Few jazz bands have been more distinctive than Duke Ellington’s ... attending the press party. Mr. Tye quotes Tony Bennett, who performed alongside Ellington that day: “Any white man with ...

That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work ... "You get a really well-developed swing piece and those jazz critics will pan it right off. Why, they don't even understand ...

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 ...

Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington appears to be on her playlist! The monarch, 96, made British jazz musician Gary Crosby "so happy" with her ...

Duke Ellington At The Côte D'Azur With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan ... Satin Doll; Something To Live For; Jazz Samba; Things Aint What They Used To Be; Duke: The Last Jam Session; Opening Of Session; The ...

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 ...