The Duke appeared a little bored. He was being asked a lot of routine questions about his favorite sports, hangouts, and orchestras. He made a gesture of impatience. "I don't get 'round to hearing ...

Langston Hughes, the celebrated poet of the Harlem Renaissance, was deeply inspired by the music of Duke Ellington.

The Queens College Choral Society announced that its upcoming winter concert will feature musical performances of songs by ...

Immerse yourself in the brilliance of Duke Ellington’s orchestral works with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra this ...

Duke Ellington plays his piano 50 years after he bought it in the 1920s.Getty Images Jazz fans will want to “Take the ‘A’ Train” to Harlem next week. That’s because some 250 treasures from Duke ...

Duke Ellington had international appeal. Here he performs in West Germany. All photos courtesy of the Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center at the American History Museum Jazz trumpeter Wynton ...

Ellington was born in D.C. and composed several jazz standards WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African ...

To the thousands who enjoyed numbers like Satin Doll, Mood Indigo and Sophisticated Lady, he was the languid maestro who used the royal “we” when he assured his audiences that “We do love you madly.” ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: You're listening to one of the most familiar compositions and one of the most familiar sounds in all of American music: Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' ...

In July 1970, Duke Ellington recorded two tunes engineered by Conny Plank. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says The Conny Plank Session, which is now on CD, is a window onto Ellington's working method.

Duke Ellington should need no introduction. He did it all. He wrote in the neighborhood of 1,000 songs, many quickly becoming Great American Songbook classics. He transcended musical and racial ...