Duke Ellington, whose contours have something ... The men in Ellington’s band, which was playing when Benny Goodman was in short trousers and when the word “swing” was unknown, have aroused ...

Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...

There are over 100 pieces of music in Prohibition – from nineteenth century hymns to the Tin Pan Alley songs of Irving Berlin to Jazz greats from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington ...