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.

The pervasive sultry sounds and hypnotic syncopations of Latin-America’s artistic heritage have pulsed across the Americas’ ...

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

The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.

A veritable giant in the history of jazz and the early years of popular music, Duke Ellington is rightly revered for his abilities as a composer and bandleader, but the fact that he was also a ...

Both singers felt insecure about their lack of education, neither could read sheet music, and while Jones ... and the winner of nine Grammys, Duke Ellington. “I want to introduce you to a ...

Friends of the Cabildo will host a special screening of rare 16mm film footage from the first-ever New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Wynton Marsalis is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and he joins Morning Joe to discuss the annual national Essentially Ellington ...

It’s April—and that means two things: April Showers and National Jazz Month. Jazz lovers, take note: Rick Bogart is giving you every reason to celebrate this month of Jazz. The acclaimed clarinetist, ...

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