Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. This past weekend (May 9 – 11), Jazz at Lincoln Center put the spotlight on the ...

The Blue Big Band, Swampscott’s community jazz orchestra, will perform Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s Far East Suite this Sunday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at Swampscott Auditorium, 200 Essex St.

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

On Dec. 1, 1938, Pittsburgh resident and jazz composer Billy Strayhorn met the legendary Duke Ellington backstage after a show at what was then the Stanley Theater. Their musical personalities meshed, ...

WAILUKU – Jazz Maui presents “Mostly Duke” with famed jazz pianist Tommy James from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory at 78 Ulupono Street in Lahaina.

More contemporary covers of Ellington's best loved tunes. article by Larry Slater, published on April 3, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

Get ready to be transported to the golden era of jazz as we pay tribute to the legendary Duke Ellington, one of the most influential figures in the history of the genre. Gulf Coast Jazz Collective ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will open the 2022-2023 concert season with a tribute to the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn at the Bijou Theatre. The theatre will ...

“Duke Ellington’s music represents so much more than the notes that he played. He represents a culture; he represents Washington, D.C.; he represents innovation and collectivity among artists. He ...

Jazz luminary Duke Ellington and his posthumous achievements have been honored through various forms such as statues, murals, schools, and United States commemorative stamps and coins. The Hollywood ...

Mercedes Ellington is keeping her grandfather’s iconic sound alive. The uptown eatery named for iconic composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will finally be the home to his music on Sunday. Ellington ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Calm and elegant': Duke Ellington - John Kobal Foundation Duke Ellington, one of the greatest figures of jazz, died 50 years ago ...