(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 ...

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

Thus the music career of Duke Ellington wasborn. Duke was taken under the wings of Oliver "Doc" Perry and Louis Brown, whotaught Duke how to read music and helped improve his overall piano ...

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 ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

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

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee with a strong dash of cream, has been described by European music ...

The concert will also include excepts from Williams’ albums Music for Peace and Black Christ of the Andes; works by Undine Smith Moore, Florence Price, and Duke Ellington; and spirited renditions of ...

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 ...