He was The Duke, Duke Ellington. 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 ...

The American Tap Dance Foundation and the Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will present an exciting lineup of tap dance and jazz events across New York City from June 10, 2025, to May 24, 2026.

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 ...

Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music. by Chuck Lenatti June 1, 2025. In 1964, Dean D.J. Bartlett and the Reverend John S. Yaryan invited Duke Ellington and his orchestra to present a concert to ...

Overview Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an African-American jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader and pianist who led one of the greatest jazz bands, wrote more than 1,500 compositions ...

Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer sends strong message after the program's coaching move.

Duke is the Triangle area’s top employer, with more than 48,000 workers entering the spring. But it has announced a round of buyouts due to federal funding cuts. Bill Snead Duke University In a ...

Duke Energy settles a lawsuit over a data breach impacting customers in Charlotte and beyond, exposing personal info to cybercriminals and identity theft.

The Duke Blue Devils took down No. 7 national seed Georgia on its home field on Saturday night and need one more win to claim the NCAA Tournament’s Athens Regional title.

Christian Collins is a St. John Bosco teammate to one of the earliest 2026 Duke basketball targets in five-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr., who still sits No. 2 overall among his peers below five ...

Ellington’s annual carnival has been canceled for this year. The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, which organizes the carnival every year, posted on its Facebook page that the carnival and ...