Recorded live at the jazz festival 70 years ago, the famed rendition of ‘Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue’ reinvigorated the ...

Duke Ellington's legacy lives on today largely through his compositions, and musicians from around the globe continue to embrace his music, finding new ways to re-interpret his songs. In this hour, ...

This video explores Masterpieces by Ellington, Duke Ellington's groundbreaking 1951 album that took advantage of the newly introduced long-playing record format to expand jazz beyond the limitations ...

All Duke Ellington concerts offered music of substance. Audiences listened patiently through the medleys and Tony Watkins' vocals. Some performances, however, stood apart because they contained ...

Over 100 members of the Choral Society will perform 17 selections accompanied by a jazz orchestra led by Bruce Harris, artistic director of programs at the Louis Armstrong House Museum, a designated ...

Saxophonists Russ Peterson, Matt Patnode and more perform will Friday, Nov. 14, in Detroit Lakes after Fargo show on Monday. Russ Peterson leads the FM Duke Ellington Tribute Band as they recreate ...

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 ...

4 NYC's Best Free Outdoor Concerts: June 29-July 5 – 4th of July, Dance & More It’s always a pleasure to be given the opportunity to serve as MD for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton ...

For voice and piano (simplified) with guitar symbols. Mood indigo.--It don't mean a thing.--Azure.--I let a song go out of my heart.--Boy meets horn.--Caravan.--Solitude.--Sophisticated lady.-- ...

Despite their years in the spotlight, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein had never met face to face, until a summer's day in 1966 in Milwaukee. Both men were performing concerts at Milwaukee's ...