Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

In his new book, Taunton psychologist Keith Crochiere looks back on Roseland's heyday in the era of Prohibition, the ...

(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 ...

View more opinion at CNN. This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s death, and what would have been his ...

America's premier high school jazz band competition named four Seattle-area schools as finalists for its 30th iteration.

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What: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Harlem Nutcracker Suite,” performed by the Marcus Shelby Orchestra When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 Where: Raven Performing Arts Theater ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...