FARGO — It was 75 years ago Saturday that Duke Ellington taught Fargo how to swing. Four decades later, an amateur recording from that cold night shared Fargo's lesson with the world. Stashed away in ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Brockport Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Children’s Chorus brought the music of Duke Ellington to life at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester. It was a celebration of 100 ...

Get ready to be transported to the golden era of jazz as we pay tribute to the legendary Duke Ellington, one of the most influential figures in the history of the genre. Gulf Coast Jazz Collective ...

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 ...

Jazz pianist Ellington Carthan’s skill has spanned years performing and producing his own work. He’s taken stages across the D.C. area, including at Blues Alley, the Library of Congress, and the ...

The Duke Ellington Legacy Band sounds "as classic as the day Duke Ellington gave his music birth, while still sounding like a contemporary jazz band...." says Susan Frances of Jazzreview.com. The Duke ...

If you’re going to swing with Duke Ellington, why not swing with the folks who know his music best? That happens to be the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, which will present a concert of ...

Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to composer Gunther Schuller and musicologist and historian Barry Kernfeld, ...