Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader whose contributions shaped the very fabric of jazz.

Taken as a whole, his orchestral pieces were like canvases, with different hues layered ... The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts with Duke Ellington. His first recordings were ...

Like fellow jazz hyphenates Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride, bassist/bandleader/educator/artistic director/community ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... He also brought in jazz giants like Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, and Ellis Marsalis to ...

Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of the arts and humanities, which recently launched a $35 ...

In what was the hottest jazz scene in the country ... but this one for me is all about her longing, like she’s singing into a mirror. Duke Ellington composed this before lyrics were written ...

Duke Ellington leads his jazz band ... in the following decades, jazz musicians like Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat King Cole topped the charts. Drawing on the creative ...

Dozens of other artists will take the stage, too, and many have New Orleans roots, including Connick, Lil Wayne, Big Freedia, ...

Harlem, the place to be. So hip, Roy Haynes once told me, cats said they would rather go to Harlem than to heaven.

Branford Marsalis, John Scofield, Kenny Barron and Maria Schneider are among the musical luminaries slated to perform at the ...

In Seattle, two local radio shows on Daybreak Star Radio and KEXP, are joining the efforts to illuminate and celebrate the ...

A legendary Latin jazz percussionist is returning to the world’s borough this month for a rhythmic performance at Flushing ...