Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Calm and elegant': Duke Ellington - John Kobal Foundation Duke Ellington, one of the greatest figures of jazz, died 50 years ago ...

This week's Rotations marks the 127th birth anniversary of Duke Ellington with a deep dive into the final fifteen years of his career. Those were the years of surprising, searching work that tends to ...

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out to ...

Jazz luminary Duke Ellington and his posthumous achievements have been honored through various forms such as statues, murals, schools, and United States commemorative stamps and coins. The Hollywood ...

The "Satin Jazz" concert at Milwaukee County Historical Society April 29 features a tribute to the late bar owner and dancer for Duke Ellington.

Duke Ellington’s artistry reshaped American music, transcending jazz to influence classical, orchestral, and global cultural spheres. His innovative compositions, dignified public image, and ...

The success of Ellington’s appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956 reinvigorated his career and once again made him a world-wide concert draw at a time when many other big bands were ...

There is no conversation about jazz without a mention of The Duke. Duke Ellington was one of the most influential jazz pianist, band leaders, composers and arrangers of all time. Over the span of half ...

For traveling musicians, there are two versions of life on the road. Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized retelling of their nomadic existence ...

(This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part.) Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee ...