(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 ...

I went to see the jazz pianist Jason Moran perform at the Village Vanguard in New York City. Playing the music of Duke ...

"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!

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.

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

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

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 ...

The American musical art form jazz ... music to reach beyond nightclubs, and the arrival of virtuosos such as New Orleans-born cornet and trumpet player Louis Armstrong and composer Duke Ellington ...

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 ...