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.

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 ...

This year’s artist-in-residence is a big deal, too. That’s Jason Moran, an accomplished pianist, educator and composer who ...

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

“I thought that was such a badass answer and part of why I love her,” says Gracie Lawrence, who discovered the old quip while ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... Moran grew up listening to all manner of music, from jazz to reggae to hip-hop.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Cincinnati Music Festival announced Friday that rapper LL Cool J will be headlining Saturday night with ...

The Department of Music at Lander University invites residents to attend a performance 7 p.m. April 17 by the Lander Jazz ...

The Gullah music of the South Carolina Lowcountry and the coast of Georgia have played a crucial role in the development of ...

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

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 ...