(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 ...

Duke laterrecounted that, "When I got home I had a real yearning to play. I hadn’t beenable to get off the ground before, but after hearing him I said to myself, ‘Manyou’re going to have to do it.’" ...

Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington ... big band sounds, songs from the WWII era and hymns are also among the monarch's favorite genres of music.

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee with a strong dash of cream, has been described by European music ...

Moran talks about his performance, “Duke Ellington ... Moran reflects on the time he first heard Ellington's music. It was a recording of Thelonius Monk playing Ellington's Black and Tan ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... sound that comes from the city needs a space,” he said. “I love Austin, but it is not the ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader whose contributions shaped the very fabric of jazz.

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...