Curious too, to see Ellington holding the sheet music for soloist Johnny Hodges. The same tour also took the Duke Ellington Orchestra to Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon, among other ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington.

Gary Larson's The Far Side tackled several subjects over the years, though his particular take on music appealed to a number ...

From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists both shaped the genre and revolutionized the role of the piano in music ... later, Duke Ellington. When bebop arrived, in the ...

Musical genius Duke Ellington crafted nearly 2,000 compositions across five remarkable decades, enchanting audiences through 20,000 performances worldwide.

Sure enough, some slapdash elements came through in “Ellingtonia,” the Philharmonic’s two-hour-long Duke tribute ... staple over the years.) Some Ellington originals ran raggeder than ...

Lil landed her first job as a piano player at the Jones Music Store on Chicago's South Side, working afternoons at the store for $3 a week. Although the salary was meager, she had a store filled with ...

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and Black History Month with the world premiere of ...

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Credit Company (NYSE: EARN) (the "Company") today announced that information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions deemed ...