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Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught.
(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 ...
In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington ... See full list. California is running out of license plate numbers. Here's the license plate sequence starting next year Ranking ...
Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...
As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.