People who know Ellington’s music today are likely to think of him as a songwriter. He deserves to be lauded as a composer, and especially as a composer who invented and promulgated concert music that ...

Two Emmy-Nominated Duke Ellington Programs On DVD For First Time Offer Rare Slice Of Jazz History: Ralph J. Gleason Celebrates Duke Ellington: Love You Madly / A Concert Of Sacred Music At Grace ...

Jazz lore is filled with anecdotes about Charlie Parker’s fondness for country music. On the road, his sidemen would rib him as he fed jukeboxes to hear weepers like “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” When they ...

Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky finished his music for the two-act ballet “The Nutcracker” in 1892. Although it took until the 1960s for the complete ballet to build the broad popularity it ...

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. Ellington ...

Duke Ellington encompassed multitudes. He lived 75 years and directed his jazz orchestra for 50. His compositions number 1,700. More than 800 musicians recorded with him. He led his ensemble through ...

People of all ages flooded the entrances to The Soraya’s “Jazz at Naz Festival” for Composer and Pianist Jason Moran’s collaboration with CSUN’s Jazz A Band, celebrating Duke Ellington, composer and ...

Nick Rossi knows that building a world requires paying close attention to the smallest details. A jazz guitarist, historian ...

Introduction: Dramatis Felidae -- Jungle Music -- The Sun-Tanned Revu-sical -- "I'm Afraid I'll Live" -- "Here's a Strange Mess" -- "Night Time" -- "What Color Is ...

The chill of a moonless July midnight was in the air, and some of the 11,000 jazz buffs in Newport, R.I.’s Freebody Park drifted towards the gate. In the tented area behind the bandstand, musicians ...

There are times when Duke Ellington exudes such calm contentment that a colleague, under the influence of the benign radiation, once murmured drowsily, “Duke make me sleepy, like rain on the roof.” ...

A special tribute to legendary composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will be presented at at the Duke Ellington Statue, 5th Ave. and 110th Street in NYC, Sept. 28 from 2-4pm. The cast includes ...