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

More explicitly, he is a composer of jazz music and the ... owner of a New York night club where Duke and his band once had played and the owner arranged for Ellington to have the freedom of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a ... This early classic from Ellington’s Cotton Club days blends blues, gospel, and classical influences into ...

Duke found piano playing jobs at clubs and cafes throughout theWashington ... The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts with Duke Ellington. His first recordings were with Wilbur ...

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 ...

CD1: Swing Session; Medley: Solitude; In A Sentimental Mood; Harmony In Harlem; If You Were In My Place; Mood Indigo; East St. Louis Toodl-Oo; Oh Babe, Maybe Someday; Dinah’s In A Jam; If Dreams Come ...

and the arrival of virtuosos such as New Orleans-born cornet and trumpet player Louis Armstrong and composer Duke Ellington propel the art form to a higher level. In the following decades, jazz ...

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

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

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 ...