Why another Ellington biography? The sub-title, A Spiritual Biography, is critical. While Steed does an excellent job of re-telling the standard Ellington story, her special province is the spiritual ...

Duke Ellington, one of the greatest figures of jazz, died 50 years ago today. The highest form of praise he would apply to others was to call them ‘beyond category’, and Ellington’s own New York Times ...

The concert DUKE IN AFRICA, exploring the influence of African music on Duke Ellington, plays through Jan. 17. We spoke with ...

There are so many Duke Ellington recordings available. How much undiscovered music of the band can there be? In this hour, you'll hear rarely heard gems from the Ellington discography. Music that's so ...

On his first LP, recorded in 1950, the great bandleader took to the possibilities of the longer new form with unbounded style ...

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 ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will open the 2022-2023 concert season with a tribute to the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn at the Bijou Theatre. The theatre will ...

Mercedes Ellington has always known her grandfather was different. The world-renowned dancer can still vividly recall heading to New York City’s Apollo Theater alongside her grandmother to watch her ...