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 ...

More explicitly, he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington ... Never no sleep. Feel like I want to ...

Duke Ellington leads his jazz band, circa 1945.Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation ...

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 ...

and suddenly you feel alive in a different way. A day of Ellington inspired me to share five recently posted YouTube clips of the ... The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle ...

A newly formed group of the area's best musicians is paying tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington in honor of ... group wants more people to hear and feel. “Duke also understood something ...

In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...

revisits a memory he previously opened up about in the 2020 book — being serenaded by the late jazz legend Duke Ellington on his 5th birthday. “I was very fortunate to have those experiences ...

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

KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Ella Fitzgerald, 1967, with a gaggle of Duke Ellington's horn players on a tune ... Kevin is the author of "New Dutch Swing," "Why Jazz?" and "Play The Way You Feel." On ...

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 ...