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 ...

Ellington said Duke went on to share that wisdom with his pal Tony Bennett. “He told Tony Bennett that everybody should do at least two things you can succeed in even if they may not be related ...

Many critics consider Duke Ellington to be the most important composer in the history of jazz. Along with his jazz compositions, he wrote film scores and stage musicals. The Duke at His Best has ...

In 1964, Dean D.J. Bartlett and the Reverend John S. Yaryan invited Duke Ellington and his orchestra to present a concert to consecrate the renovated Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco ...

Mercedes Ellington is keeping her grandfather’s iconic sound alive. The uptown eatery named for iconic composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will finally be the home to his music on Sunday.

Duke Ellington plays his piano 50 years after he bought it in the 1920s. Getty Images. Jazz fans will want to “Take the ‘A’ Train” to Harlem next week.

This prolific pianist, composer and bandleader was a founding father of the American music style – better known as jazz. Jazz is often referred to as America’s classical music, as it is… ...

Duke Ellington celebrated his 70th birthday on April 29, 1969 as a guest of President Richard Nixon at the White House. In addition to receiving the distinguished Medal of Freedom, Ellington witnessed ...

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 ...

However, in a statement released today, Duke Ellington announced that despite the students’ opposition, the theater designation would still move forward in April 2022.The Georgetown school cited ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Dozens of parents and students of Duke Ellington School of the Arts protested outside the D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee’s office Tuesday morning. The ...