About Duke Ellington
About Duke EllingtonWashington PostDuke Ellington facts Duke Ellington's actual first name was Edward. Duke grew up in the District's Shaw neighborhood. A plaque honoring him stands at 13th and T streets. Duke's first piano teacher was named Mrs. Clinkscales. Duke wrote thousands of ...
R&B star Brian McKnight: 'Jazz is in my blood'
R&B star Brian McKnight: 'Jazz is in my blood'New York Daily NewsHe's proving his point Thursday and Friday at the Blue Note, singing and swinging with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. When he first performed in 2010 with the large ensemble, founded by the greatest jazz composer in history (who died in 1974), ...Serenading the Crowd, Smoothly, After a StormNew York Timesall 5 news articles »
The Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band ...
The Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band ...Broadway WorldThe Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band will perform a joint concert at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx on Friday, June 8, at 7:30 PM, featuring some of Duke Ellington's iconic works, ...
Rich Harney In Concert
Rich Harney In ConcertJazzcornerHarney has performed extensively as band leader and ensemble pianist with Gene Ramey, Tony Campise, Carmen Bradford (Count Basie Orchestra), Martin Banks (Duke Ellington Orchestra), Clifford Scott and Ted Piltzecker (Director, Aspen Music Festival's ...
BPO showcases 2 of Ellington's orchestral scores
BPO showcases 2 of Ellington's orchestral scoresBuffalo NewsBy Herman Trotter The Buffalo Philharmonic's two-week Duke Ellington Festival concludes this weekend with the performance of two of Ellington's major orchestral scores, a suite from a 1970 ballet score “The River,” and the 1943 “Black, Brown and Beige.