In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

As I was reminded throughout that evening, jazz is the most fundamental expression of innovation and creativity in American ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

What you see here is a group of people who think they missed an opportunity the first time around — that they didn’t fully ...

When she moved to Ellington, she worked first as a cued speech ... Dianne Rucci and her husband Fran of Brentwood, NY, and Edward Clarke and his wife Carol of Lloyds Neck, NY; as well as a host ...

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire. More great feats will be noted as they are received in the ...

A Catholic Mass will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM in St Mary's RC Church, 242 Carbondale Road, Waymart, PA with Rev. Joseph Sitko and Deacon Edward Kelly officiating.

Charles (Mark) Thompson, 69, of Ellington, CT, beloved husband ... Thompson of VT and Edward (Nancy) Thompson of FL as well as many beloved aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

On the books of Mills Artists, Inc., are such dance orchestras as those led by Paul Whiteman, Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington, Cabell (“Cab”) Calloway, Jack Denny. Mills bands and Mills ...

Dar es Salaam. Three international institutions are stepping up their efforts against the growing threats of transnational wildlife and forest crimes as they seek to dismantle an illicit trade that ...