In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...

Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... themselves wryly in Alex Ross Perry’s loving, metafictional rock-bio-pic parody.

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Born in Washington, D.C., Eve was in her early 20s when she got her big break, discovered by famed jazz composer Duke Ellington who wanted her to sing in his orchestra. “I could barely stand up ...

An elaborate box set from the Danish Storyville label: seven CDs and one DVD, paying tribute to Duke Ellington's arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn that--alas--doesn't quite live up to the ...