The town’s community jazz orchestra, Blue Big Band, will perform Duke Ellington’s Afro-Bossa Suite at the Swampscott High ...

The Blooming of "Lotus Blossom" After Duke Ellington’s beloved longtime writing partner Billy Strayhorn passed away from cancer at the age of 51 in 1967, a bereaved Ellington took his band ...

Central High's Jazz Band won the 2025 "Essentially Ellington" High School Competition and Festival, which took place between May 7-11, 2025. This year was the 30th anniversary of the event, named ...

On May 7, the Brigade of Blue, Kent County High School’s band, consisting of the Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Show ...

Decades of Essentially Ellington have taught us that this music offers valuable lessons that are "deeper than notes." First, it's about the group. Duke understood that the individuals in his band ...

Attendees at the organization’s gala, which celebrated Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, shared what they listen to.

LabRats’ ability to interact and uplift the musical talent around them is witnessed by those who attend their Sunday Sessions ...

Blackburn High School has been invited to compete in the most prestigious school jazz competition in the world at New York’s ...

From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim ...

NEPA Philharmonic at Black Scranton Project The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic string quartet explores composers old ...