In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... in the night clubs of Broadway and Harlem and in hotels around the country; in radio stations and Hollywood movie studios; in rehearsal halls ...

The likes of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong helped garner a national reputation for Church Street, along with the Attucks Theater and the Plaza Hotel. Church Street: Harlem of the South is ...

“Harlem of the West is a concept ... and some of the biggest artists in the world. “Duke Ellington was one of them, Billy Holiday, Count Bassey. A lot of different artists would come through ...

Still, it became synonymous with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This song served as the band’s signature tune and an ode to the New York City subway line that led to Harlem, the heart of Black ...

Camille Price); Echoes of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto); Addi; Blood Count; Juniflip; Azalea; La Belle Plus Africaine; Caravan; Frustration; I'm Gonna Go Fishin'; Happy Reunion; The Shepard (Who Watches ...

Jazz and Opera Singer Marie-Claire Giraud Premieres at 54 Below, April 6, 2025, New York, NY Marie-Claire Giraud Brings Fresh Life to Timel ...

all set to the iconic music of Duke Ellington’s “Three Suites.” Audiences will embark on a magical journey through an enchanted forest leading to an upscale Harlem nightclub, where Drosselmeyer, a ...