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 ...

Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to composer Gunther Schuller and musicologist and historian Barry Kernfeld, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide celebrations of ...

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

On Dec. 1, 1938, Pittsburgh resident and jazz composer Billy Strayhorn met the legendary Duke Ellington backstage after a show at what was then the Stanley Theater. Their musical personalities meshed, ...

*For over 30 years, Duke Ellington’s daughter and son – April Ellington and Edward Ellington Jr. – have been performing across the United States and around the world as their own music group called ...

The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival is in full swing here in D.C. this week, with over 100 performances in 35 venues around the city. This year’s festival celebrates the music of New Orleans, and has a ...