A special tribute to legendary composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will take place in September. This free, outdoor event is presented by The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts in collaboration ...

These free Marion Big Band concerts feature music made famous by mid-century artists such as Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Count ...

Duke Ellington and the sixteen other men in his jazz band are rather surprised at the research that has been expended on bringing to light the drunks, hangovers, and frolics of their youth. The ...

Herb Sell, 93, of Littlestown, was friends with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He still plays local gigs and wins over crowds twice a week.

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KIEL – Kiel Municipal Band ’s annual Patriotic Concert will be at 7 p.m. July 2 at City Park, 417 Paine St., in Kiel, and ...

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge is planning a special concert on Sunday evening to celebrate America’s Independence Day holiday. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. at the Karl L. King Band Shell ...

Items of particular interest include: a collection of programs, napkins, and menus autographed by Duke Ellington and other members of his orchestra including Johnny Hodges; concert programs spanning ...

A High School Festival Keeps Duke Ellington Very Much Alive Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event ...

There’s a kind of time travel that happens when Peter and Will Anderson take the stage. You hear it in the glide of the clarinet, the crisp snap of the snare, ...

Schifrin’s ‘Jazz Suite on Mass Texts’ and Ellington’s ‘Concert of Sacred Music’ were both performed for the first time in 1965.

Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive ...