Don Hunstein’s iconic photograph of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn captured the longtime colleagues in…
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The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Few practitioners have changed the way their instrument is played forever, but Jimmy Blanton ranks…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Last Friday, September 17, Pasquale Grasso released Pasquale Plays Duke via Sony Music Masterworks. The…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
“Take the ‘A’ Train” is one of the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s signature tunes and one…
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
Duke Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn pursued a wide variety of fascinating projects after…
Duke Ellington and the movies grew up roughly at the same time. Edward Kennedy Ellington…
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
Duke Ellington is one of the most celebrated jazz artists in history. Stevie Wonder, a…
Duke Ellington is one of the most celebrated names in jazz. So much so that…
There are two ways to look at trombonist Christopher Crenshaw’s six-part The Fifties — A…
Duke Ellington is one of the greatest artists in jazz music history. The bandleader/composer wrote…