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 ...

Franklin and Marshall College: American writer Sandra Cisneros, who is best known for her 1984 novel, The House on Mango Street. La Salle University ... former principal of Duke Ellington School of ...

In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, the significance of the work of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington continues ...

As part of Mountain State Spotlight’s “Citizens Agenda” approach to covering this year’s elections, we asked candidates for the area’s 38th House of Delegates District questions about these issues.

During a European tour of the Ellington band, the conductor of a Paris symphony orchestra once bowed to Johnny Hodges on the street and ... the Ellington house that Duke and his sister picked ...

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader ... Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade? The House Committee on Un-American Activities also pointed ...

They toppled color barriers on radio and TV; in jukeboxes, films, newspapers, and newsmagazines; and in the White House ... Duke Ellington who inserted the key in the lock. Read More: How the ...

A celebration of the 125th birthday of jazz great Duke Ellington will take place Monday, May 6 at Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in NYC. Edward Kennedy "Duke ...

This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s death ... lyrics were inspired by directions Ellington gave to Strayhorn to get to his house: You must take the “A” train ...

“Should we stay away from this guy? Is he crazy?” In a sense, yes: I am crazy about Duke Ellington. This month — Monday, to be precise — marks the 125th anniversary of Edward Kennedy ...