There are rare insights into Duke Ellington in this book from Jack Chambers, his second on Duke Ellington. Chambers has also written important books on Miles Davis and Richard Twardzik. He is ...

taking the lead on Saturday. It has been nearly a century since Duke Ellington’s orchestra became the house band at the Cotton Club on 142nd Street. Even there, where Ellington and his group of ...

Duke Ellington's orchestral suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” performed by the CSO under Damon Gupton on May 9, offered a glimpse of how Ellington saw the possibilities of blending jazz into the ...

The competition attracts the crème de la crème of school jazz bands from across North America, who gather at the Lincoln Centre in Manhattan to play Duke Ellington tracks and other big band ...

"It's a full-circle moment." From Ma Rainey's feathered hats to the structured suits of Duke Ellington and Malcolm X, Carter notes that the Black dandy can be found across generations— and genders.

Ufochukwu, a 6-foot-11 center, redshirted last season after two years at Rice. He joins Cedric Coward as Duke's transfer portal additions, while several key players are NBA-bound. Ufochukwu likely ...

The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer were just one win away from making it to the national championship last season. Unfortunately, they came up short to the Houston Cougars.

It took four games and an extra innings to upend the No. 14 Duke Blue Devils to advance, but Georgia will continue its quest for a sixth Women's College World Series appearance and first since ...

Now, as things stand less than two months after capping off the 19-1 mark via an 82-69 road victory over archrival UNC, the 2024-25 Blue Devils are set to hold that record for the foreseeable ...

Fourth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff haven't yet completed their roster construction for next season. Even so, most insiders view the 2025-26 Blue Devils as a top 10 bunch.