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Before long Mike was playing bass in his high school big band as well as in the Symphonic band ... the era which saw Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, and other individuals and bands ...

According to Duke Ellington’s biographer ... Her rendition of one of the best jazz songs of all time is sung with a big band, but she still shines brightly against their backing.

Alongside his idol Duke Ellington ... alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute who combined technical dexterity with forward-thinking musical concepts. Starting out in drummer Chico Hamilton’s ...

Brown attended Duke University and established a big band there. He went on to form other bands and gain increased notice. “Sentimental Journey,” featuring vocals by Doris Day, catapulted Les ...

Skyline Stampede: 11 a.m., Mac Equipment Indoor Arena at The Ranch Events Complex, 5300 Arena Circle, Loveland. The collegiate rodeo will include barrel race, team roping, steer wrestling, bull ...

Lil Durk makes a significant impact with his new album Deep Thoughts, landing five tracks on the US Top Songs chart. Standouts include “1000 Times” featuring Lil Baby at No. 52, “Keep On ...

This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: Duke basketball enters the Sweet 16 as big March Madness national championship favorites ...

While Maluach can shoot the ball and is a solid free throw shooter, the Duke big man only shot sixteen total threes all season, sinking four of them (25%). His post-game isn't entirely perfect ...

Hines then allowed Vaughan to attend the band's uptown band rehearsal. At the rehearsal, Vaughan's singing won immediate praise from Hines and his musicians. One of the premiere modern big bands of ...

Flagg drained a 3-pointer on Duke's opening possession, and the Blue Devils leapt out to a 15-5 lead. Alabama freshman big man Aiden Sherrell knocked down consecutive triples. Soon the Tide drew ...