(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle, and ...

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 ...

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright ...

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

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 ...

His work continues to invoke the mood and character of the jazz clubs of his era – “The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician,” said Ellington. Here are seven facts about the artist ...

Editor’s Note: Billy Strayhorn, who was a composer and musician with Duke Ellington and wrote some of the best-known jazz songs of the age, was born on Nov. 29, 1915 in Dayton. In recognition of that ...

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