As one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century, Edward "Duke" Ellington led a band from the early 1920s until his death in 1974. He composed new material relentlessly, ...

For Duke Ellington, A Presidential Suite. White House Tribute Still Has That Swing. April 27, 2002. By Richard Harrington.

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out to ...

Austinites have one final festive opportunity with the fifth annual production of "Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite” on Saturday and Sunday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin.

Complete Information About Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker and the New Grinch Suites in New Jersey at Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum. The Water Gap Jazz Orchestra returns to the Morris Museum ...

After Duke Ellington met Elizabeth II in 1958, he was inspired to write a piece just for her, ‘The Queen’s Suite,’ a progression of sonic images of scenes, thoughts and ideas tied to nature.

On April 29, the world will celebrate D.C. native Duke Ellington’s musical wizardry on the 125th anniversary of his birth. A stylish giant of American music, Ellington wrote and performed jazz ...

He wrote suites.” Book excerpt: ‘The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America’ By Larry Tye. Duke Ellington’s version of racial subversion, ...