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 ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Eve was in her early 20s when she got her big break, discovered by famed jazz composer Duke ...

(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 ...

Jason Moran at The Apollo Theater article by Paul Reynolds, published on April 18, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Live ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Ella Fitzgerald, 1967, with a gaggle of Duke Ellington's horn players ... of "New Dutch Swing," "Why Jazz?" and "Play The Way You Feel." On tomorrow's show, in a new ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... which has turned out an inordinate amount of jazz talent over the years.