Born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn, McClain grew up tickling the ivories and belting out ballads — performing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and singing with the All-City Schools Choir.

Christian Sands grew up in New England and took up piano when he was six years old. Now 36, he’s recorded with Christian ...

Jack Chambers: Rethinking Duke Ellington article by Jack Kenny, published on May 20, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...

Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught.

Warm Vintage Jazz Via Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram Vinyl Reissues Feature Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Roland Kirk When reviewing albums by legends like Duke Ellington and Roland Kirk, I ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Pays Tribute to All-Time Great Duke Ellington May 02, 2025 at 12:38 PM EDT By Jack Royston is Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent based in London, U.K.

As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

A Sunday afternoon concert in Windsor's Sandwich Towne will celebrate the legacy of Duke Ellington. The jazz giant was born 125 years ago, in 1899. "He was really one of a handful of musicians in ...

WAILUKU – Jazz Maui presents “Mostly Duke” with famed jazz pianist Tommy James from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory at 78 Ulupono Street in ...