Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents ... Which is great to hear, since copies of vinyl copies very hard to ... Thought to be over and ...

With Treasury Volume 1 (the first of a three-volume set), Waldo and ... the era which saw Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, and other individuals and bands ignite popularity. With “the ...

It's the idea of, in an industrial city, drum machine meeting piano - which I think is one of the great machines ... of Duke Ellington's 125th birthday, using a big band of younger musicians.

There are several special releases of interest for our area, including “The Westbound Sound: Foundations,” a second ...

Some say people don’t buy music anymore. But an exception is the annual Record Store Day, when fans flock to independent retailers around the world, lured by dozens of exclusive — mostly vinyl ...

Though she rose to prominence in the big band swing era ... jazz musician Thelonious Monk is second-only to the great Duke Ellington in terms of the number of his compositions that have been ...

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In 1992, saxophonist Michael Brockman and drummer Clarence Acox led a “pickup group” of Seattle jazz musicians through some of Duke Ellington ... by the great big band arrangers (think ...

Daisy The Great. // photo by Alexa Ondrush New York indie duo Daisy the Great is made up of Mina Walker and Kelley Dugan, and ...

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 lead was down to seven points with 1:26 to ... among the great teams in program history — and maybe the best team in history to be led primarily by freshmen — this Duke team will be ...