Schifrin’s ‘Jazz Suite on Mass Texts’ and Ellington’s ‘Concert of Sacred Music’ were both performed for the first time in 1965.

New Orleans trumpeter and composer Steve Lands reinterprets Gustav Holst's "The Planets" on his album "Rearranging the ...

The Sun Ra Arkestra is one of the performers at the 46th Tri C JazzFest. Here, the Arkestra performs onstage at the 2024 A Great Night In Harlem Gala at The Apollo Theater on March 28, 2024 in New ...

High summertime is more than just visits to the beach and hikes in the hills. There’s music and theater happening on stages ...

Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive ...

Part 3 of Richard O. Boyer’s “The Hot Bach” Profile series about the jazz musician Duke Ellington and his rise to international fame during the Jim Crow era.

Duke Ellington: Jazz Legend and Cultural Icon Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and ...

The All Seasons Orchestra will present two concerts in July. The first is on July 13 at 2 p.m. at the Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St., Eureka. A second concert will be on July 20 at 2 p.m. at the ...

This week’s classical music suggestions include the opening of Ohio Light Opera’s fourth show of the summer, a rare (and free ...

A High School Festival Keeps Duke Ellington Very Much Alive Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event ...