Buoyed by syncopated rhythms, lighthearted jazz arrangements ... the promising young act cites Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington’s work “Caravan” as a sonic reference, pointing out how its ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader ...

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

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... which has turned out an inordinate amount of jazz talent over the years.

Moran talks about his performance, “Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam. In an interview with ...

An elaborate box set from the Danish Storyville label: seven CDs and one DVD, paying tribute to Duke Ellington's arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn that--alas--doesn't quite live up to the ...

If anything, the Duke, at 67, is writing more jazz and writing it better than ever before, continually shattering and recasting the mold of his musical thinking. In the past two years, Ellington ...

upon returning to town to sing at the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, ended up joining the Eureka Brass Band with Duke Ellington and hopping into a parade. “This spontaneous ...