“Everybody knows the ‘Nutcracker’ music,” said Marcus Shelby, jazz bassist, composer, bandleader and artistic director of the annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival since 2020. “Once you hear the themes, you ...

Editor’s Note: Sammy Miller is a Juilliard-trained jazz drummer and music educator. The views expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion at CNN. This spring marks both the 50th ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Brockport Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Children’s Chorus brought the music of Duke Ellington to life at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester. It was a celebration of 100 ...

“Play On!” is a Duke Ellington jukebox musical that doesn’t get around much anymore since its two-month Broadway run back in the spring of 1997. Signature Theatre’s vibrant and propulsive revival — ...

East St. Louis Toodle-Oo: Black and Tan Fantasy; Take It Easy; Hot and Bothered; The Mooche; Rockin' in Rhythm; Creole Rhapsody; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Creole Love Call; ...

Duke Ellington's Sound of Love (Charles Mingus) - (Single from upcoming album 'Harlem Beats') The second single from Lucia upcoming album 'Harlem Beats' is a heartfelt reinterpretation of Charles ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX 11) — After 35 years, Duke ...

Dallas' premiere urban theater, Urban Arts Center (UAC) closes its 2nd season with a big band tribute to the Harlem Cotton Club of the 1920s with "Love You Madly: Celebrating the Music of Duke ...

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 ...

From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Essentially Ellington once again brought ...