Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to composer Gunther Schuller and musicologist and historian Barry Kernfeld, ...

The Soraya has assembled an entire company of musicians who are 2026 Grammy nominees: pianist and music director Gerald Clayton, Los Angeles-based gospel choir Tonality, and jazz vocalists Christie ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Early in his career, Jazz legend Duke Ellington would give frequent performances Norfolk's historic Attucks Theatre. Saturday, a concert at the venue will honor the composer's 125th ...

"My right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head" — that was how jazz legend Duke Ellington described the composer and arranger Billy Strayhorn, who was born 100 years ago on Nov. 29.

Jazz pianist Ellington Carthan’s skill has spanned years performing and producing his own work. He’s taken stages across the D.C. area, including at Blues Alley, the Library of Congress, and the ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Greater Roxbury Arts & Cultural Center (GRACC) and Boston’s Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help have announced A Tribute to Duke Ellington (Free Concert) on ...

The Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will return to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity next weekend, April 29-May 1, to present jazz legend Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, a rarely performed but highly regarded ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga University will host a special concert featuring the Duke Ellington's music. Duke Ellington: From Swing to Sacred concert features the jazz music played by Gonzaga faculty, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Jazz is coming to Spokane, Gonzaga University will be hosting a jazz concert in tribute to musician Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington who considered by the music community to be one of ...

Pianist and Houston native Jason Moran pays homage to the musical range of Duke Ellington in a Houston concert called "Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings” on March 28. In an interview with Houston Matters ...

FARGO — Local musicians will play a tribute to the Grammy-winning recording, “Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live.” The concert will take place at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10, at the Four and Four, the ...

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