Now, we’re shifting the focus to jazz — and what better place to start than with Duke Ellington ... By the time Mingus and Roach arise near the song’s back end, Ellington has locked into ...

This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke ... when Ellington found his charter bandmates and began incorporating them into his creative process. While other bands at the time relied ...

Today, this might sound myopic and perhaps naive, but at the time it was the credo of ... His political narrative, like most aspects of Duke Ellington’s life, was rife with paradoxes.

Ellington later made his way to New York City and into a long-time gig as a band leader ... His political narrative, like most chapters in Duke Ellington’s life, was rife with paradoxes.

For traveling musicians, there are two versions of life on the road. Jazz greats Duke ... keeping Ellington, Basie and Armstrong away from home and family for lonely months at a time.

In his book Duke Ellington's America Harvey Cohen writes ... be "a five-part symphonic saga of the African race…from the time of his life in the African jungle to present-day Harlem." ...

In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, the significance of the work of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington continues ...

“Duke Ellington’s music represents so much more ... a collection of works based on abstract themes of the fragility of time and life. Impeccably layered with boundless energy, The Glass ...