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Celebrate Duke Ellington's 125th Birthday at Symphony Space in May
Broadway World· 2 days agoA celebration of the 125th birthday of jazz great Duke Ellington will take place Monday, May 6 at...
Opinion: What made Duke Ellington a true genius
CNN.com· 5 days agoEditor’s Note: Sammy Miller is a Juilliard-trained jazz drummer and music educator. This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s death...
It’s Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Is Going All Out
The New York Sun· 2 days agoAt Dizzy’s on Monday night, the celebration of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday was officially...
‘We don’t want to have anything common with Russians, including music’
Al Jazeera· 5 hours agoWritten in 1892, The Nutcracker’s danceable, hummable and harmonically advanced tunes have become...
Eric Herman: Confessions of a Duke Ellington convert
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoThe music I am listening to leaves me helpless to do anything else. This month — Monday, to be precise — marks the 125th anniversary of Edward Kennedy “...
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America with their music—and were...
Fortune· 3 days agoThe money troubles of Willam James “Count” Basie, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, and Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong made for ideal bellwethers, and are worth ...
‘Promenade with Duke’: Michel Petrucciani’s Tribute To Duke Ellington
uDiscover Music· 3 days ago“Duke Ellington was the one who made me learn the piano.” The famous tale goes that Petrucciani’s...
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis pays tribute to Duke Ellington in Chicago
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 7 days agoDuke Ellington was born April 29, 1899. 125 years after his birth, a concert series is celebrating...
Things to do in Baltimore, May 3-9
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoListen to musical selections from contemporary, classical and jazz composed by Joseph Hadyn, Dr. Rosephanie Powell, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder and...
Famous birthdays for April 29: Jerry Seinfeld, Master P
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThey include: -- Publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1863 -- Bandleader and composer Edward Kennedy...
