Duke Ellington's impact on jazz seems beyond measure, no matter how you count it. He wrote, co-wrote or took credit for writing more than 1,000 compositions over a 50-year span. According to one ...

Sheldon Epps’ combination of the song stylings of Duke Ellington and the plot twists of the Bard is simply an underrated show, and it has a terrific cast on Navy Pier.

Concord Music Group will release the two-CD Sarah Vaughan set Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection on August 20, 2013. Featuring six previously unreleased tracks and new liner ...

26th November 1969: American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974), composer of between 2000 / 5000 tunes, on arrival at Heathrow Airport, London, as part of a world ...

It’s hard to argue with Duke Ellington kicking off the 2026 American Songbook series at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and it’s not even possible to find a finer singer of those songs to invoke than Ella ...

Duke Ellington had a wit and air that was only surpassed by the brilliant use of his greatest instrument: his Orchestra. He also composed over 1,500 songs, so this is in no way a comprehensive ...

The true test of any jazz pianist is what happens when sitting at the piano all alone. For many, that’s one scary proposition, even with 10 fingers at their disposal. Because for those whose skills ...

For voice and piano (simplified) with guitar symbols. Mood indigo.--It don't mean a thing.--Azure.--I let a song go out of my heart.--Boy meets horn.--Caravan.--Solitude.--Sophisticated lady.-- ...

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 ...

The Herb Geller Memorial Scholarship Concert series continues its 2022 season with a pops concert featuring the Alliance Classical Players and Friends to benefit the Herb Geller Memorial Scholarships ...