The Giants of Jazz’ includes Frank Sinatra collaborations with Count Basie and His Orchestra and Duke Ellington.

“Indian Summer,” from the album, includes a solo by saxophonist Johnny Hodges. Jazz legends Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, ...

Ready for a little jazz in the city that calls the genre its own? The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival begins today and runs through June 15. A few of the many highlights include: -- Afro Blue tonight ...

1899 - 1974Composer, bandleader, and pianist Duke Ellington rates as one of the most original and important figures in 20th century American music. He came of age at the dawning of jazz in the 1920s ...

Duke Ellington’s contributions to jazz are immeasurable, and his music remains a beacon of Black excellence. His compositions tell stories of migration, struggle, resilience, and celebration.

“Celebrating Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday in the City of Jazz,” on May 6 at Symphony Space, will focus on many sides of Ellington: Latin-ate and pan-global, with pianist Arturo O’Farrill and ...

Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized retelling of their nomadic existence from the 1930s onward, portraying the jaunts as being as amorous as ...

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out to ...

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide ...

Wynton Marsalis, the Grammy award-winning jazz master, is celebrating the legacy of Duke Ellington. He and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are performing works from Ellington’s catalogue ...

An historic double album, the only one to feature the Duke Ellington band in the greatest of its many incarnations, playing a dance date. It captures the immediacy and chaotic magic of the 1940 ...