It’s Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Is Going All Out. This year’s big-ticket event is a three-night concert by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of ...

The American Federation of Musicians officially blessed a National Ellington Week in honor of famed Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington, whose flamboyant black band has played superb jazz longer ...

Live Review Duke Ellington Jazz Festival 2005. by Franz A. Matzner October 18, 2005. It's all around, the sound of jazz, leaking from half-open windows, spilling out of doorways, flowing down the ...

Step inside this Bed-Stuy brownstone and you’ll swear you’ve been whisked back to a jazz venue in 1940s Brooklyn. Housed in a ...

Wynton Marsalis, the Grammy award-winning jazz master, is celebrating the legacy of Duke Ellington. He and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are performing works from Ellington’s catalogue ...

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington Live at the Alhamabra album review by David Rickert, published on July 16, 2002. ... The success of Ellington’s appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A newly formed group of the area's best musicians is paying tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington in honor of his 125th birthday. “Someone once said, if humans experienced it ...

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide ...

Duke Ellington’s contributions to jazz are immeasurable, and his music remains a beacon of Black excellence. His compositions tell stories of migration, struggle, resilience, and celebration.

By The Maui News 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 ...

A celebration of the 125th birthday of jazz great Duke Ellington will take place Monday, May 6 at Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in NYC.

Jazz pianist Ellington Carthan’s skill has spanned years performing and producing his own work. ... The Concert Music of Duke Ellington starts at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 at the Kennedy Center.