Duke Ellington, one of the greatest figures of jazz, died 50 years ago today. The highest form of praise he would apply to others was to call them ‘beyond category’, and Ellington’s own New York Times ...

After my post last week on 16 jazz geniuses, I predictably received a flood of emails asking why Duke Ellington was missing from my list. As I explained, while Duke was exceptional, his piano didn't ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Brockport Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Children’s Chorus brought the music of Duke Ellington to life at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester. It was a celebration of 100 ...

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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle, and ...

To call Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington inimitable is to actually downplay his mythic role in world culture, as no American figure — be he from the realm of jazz or any other musical idiom — has ever ...

Listed below are full-length feature films that meet one or more of these criteria: The story is about jazz or jazz musicians; The film features performances by famous (or fictional) jazz musicians; ...

For a score of years, while “kings” of jazz and swing have succeeded each other with Balkan rapidity, a “Duke” has exhibited most of the real majesty from beside the throne. So last week the U.S.

<p>Overview</p><p>Edward Kennedy &#8220;Duke&#8221; Ellington was an African-American jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader and pianist who led one of the greatest jazz bands, wrote more than 1,500 ...

From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Essentially Ellington once again brought ...