Simmons joined Duke in 1998, where he taught West African and Afro-Cuban music with a particular focus on the djembe drum and ...

The influential and unusual art academy, whose alumni include Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Jackson Pollock and Mark ...

"He thought I was this brilliant, talented writer, and I thought the world of him,” said one of the women. A former teacher at the acclaimed Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C ...

a saxophonist from Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee, Fla., taking the lead on Saturday. It has been nearly a century since Duke Ellington’s orchestra became the house band at the ...

He then shared a lesser-known part of his biography: Before he was in the stand-up comedy scene, he attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., a public high school with a ...

This year's performance will be held at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on March 15. It's not clear whether the performance was moved from the Kennedy Center because of President Donald Trump ...

2 Black Men by Aaron M. Curtis - Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC - Babysitting Gone Wrong by Alaysia Waters - Capital City Public Charter School, DC - Carried to Shore by Ava Krasner ...

Duke Ellington School of the Arts alum, Jayna Elise, 22, puts the “T” in Tina as she stars in the lead role of “TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.” The show recently stopped in D.C. at the ...

That community lives on today: the exhibition ends with the recent history of Duke Ellington School of the Arts; the opening ceremony included a memorable performance by current students.

which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and its annual celebration of the school’s namesake (April 25, 2024; Terrace Theater). The school’s exemplary ...

Students with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts are putting on some affordable entertainment for D.C. commuters at Union Station Wednesday. The students are scheduled to perform for free from ...