(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 ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents ... significance of jazz in shaping global post-war relationships. The world has changed ...

he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, has spent his days and nights on trains rattling across the ...

My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.

"Ellington came up, and her appreciation of music and instruments and ... Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington appears to be on her playlist!

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be; Hello Dolly; One More Time For The People; Lotus Blossom. Duke Ellington: piano; Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Eddie Preston, Cootie Williams, John Coles: trumpet ...

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, a jazz big band featuring a handful of the Pacific Northwest’s ample improvisatory talent, ...

I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his ... "You get a really well-developed swing piece and those jazz critics will pan it right off.

Moran grew up listening to all manner of music, from jazz to reggae to hip-hop. As a teenager he learned to play the Afrika ...

Guided by Duke Ellington’s great canon, Moran takes a solo piano climb up “Mount Ellington” in this extraordinary celebration ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...