Most people have heard Duke Ellington’s music. But for some — like Scott O’Neil, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — Ellington’s lure is much more personal. “My father was a ...

Phoenix’s The Nash Jazz Club will celebrate the holiday season with a full lineup of December concerts, including A Charlie ...

It should not be so hard to identify the most important jazz musician in the history of the genre. It is one of five artists: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Miles ...

The Queens College Choral Society announced that its upcoming winter concert will feature musical performances of songs by ...

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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.

Thanksgiving may be upon us, but Duke Ellington lovers in metro Detroit have an extra reason to party this weekend. Popular, nine-piece Detroit big band Planet D Nonet will play two shows at Ann Arbor ...

No matter how stormy the weather, the music department of Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village is a constant source of comfort and joy. Those dedicated musicians offer the community a chance ...

Ever since he was a boy, Duke Ellington loved train travel. It excited him, fed his creativity, and gave him space to compose. It led him to write one of his most iconic pieces, a sensation from 1933, ...

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