Jazz luminary Duke Ellington and his posthumous achievements have been honored through various forms such as statues, murals, schools, and United States commemorative stamps and coins. The Hollywood ...
To get a sense of just how radical it was for Grace Cathedral to commission Duke Ellington’s “A Concert of Sacred Music” as the centerpiece of the church’s 1965 consecration, consider what was ...
Streaming platforms for Duke Ellington: Love You Madly / A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.
Want racial reckoning? Then it’s time to give Duke Ellington the Pulitzer Prize he was unjustifiably denied in 1965. The jazz scholar Ted Gioia has circulated a Change.org petition with this call, and ...
It was one of those “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” moments. Duke Ellington, jazz giant and one of the most famous black entertainers in the world, had been invited to present “A Concert of Sacred ...
June 26 saw the demise of the famed Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor Lalo Schifrin at the age of 93. He is best known for his work as a composer for films and television ...
With the glut of Ellingtonia on the market, it's impossible to separate the sublime from the merely wonderful. This release leans toward the former. Split into two programs, the first a televised ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. These two Emmy-nominated programs, out of print the past few years, from ...
Described as "the best film about Duke Ellington ever made" by the jazz legend himself, "Love You Madly" combines a behind-the-scenes profile with performance footage from Basin St. West Jazz Club, ...