The collection captures Duke Ellington's thoughts on music, performing, composing, and his personal history in his own voice in approximately 20 hours of interviews conducted in 1956 and 1964. The ...

People who know Ellington’s music today are likely to think of him as a songwriter. He deserves to be lauded as a composer, and especially as a composer who invented and promulgated concert music that ...

Thirty-nine oral history interviews created by the Archives Center with Duke Ellington's music and business associates. The interviews cover a range of topics including Ellington as a musician, the ...

What are you most looking forward to about music directing Duke in Africa? It’s always a pleasure to be given the opportunity to serve as MD for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton ...

Duke in Africa features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. It will be led by music directors (and newest JLCO members) Alexa Tarantino and Chris Lewis. It’s a powerful tribute ...

Here's this week's compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent ...