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If Nelson Riddle (1921-85) were alive, it would surely make his day to hear his name mentioned in the same breath as George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, who were his idols. It would also please him to believe that his most ambitious extended composit...
Sun July 13, 2008, 7:28 pm |
Bobby Durham, a drummer whose precise, understated style made him much sought after as a sideman by jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, died Monday in Genoa, Italy....
Sun July 13, 2008, 2:02 am |
RAMAPO - It was to the energetic strains of Duke Ellington and Santana that the Ramapo High School Jazz Band began the fourth annual African Diaspora Arts Festival, held yesterday at Rockland Community College....
Sat July 12, 2008, 11:44 pm |
Bobby Durham, a drummer whose precise, understated style made him much sought after as a sideman by jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Oscar...
Sat July 12, 2008, 3:34 am |
Washington Hall, where Fats Domino, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington played back when black performers weren't welcome in Seattle's white venues, is for lt in 1908, the building also was the site of performances by James Brown and Jimi Hendrix, as...
Mon June 30, 2008, 6:33 pm |
The people of the District of Columbia have spoken. And the winner is: Duke Ellington....
Fri June 20, 2008, 8:36 am |
D.C. residents have made their choice. Now the final decision on the design for the D.C. commemorative quarter is up to the U.S. Treasury Department....
Fri June 20, 2008, 4:59 am |
LEWISTOWN -- According to Duke Ellington, "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." Dan Zahn and Kate Moretti are certainly in agreement about this and will bring their special gypsy-influenced jazz and swing to the Hickory Ridge Concert Se...
Thu June 19, 2008, 9:24 am |
MEBANE - Like the late Duke Ellington said, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." Well, the Alamance Jazz Band has taken those lyrics to heart....
Thu June 19, 2008, 12:14 am |
Hot night, New York: a little breeze in the trees in the deep stone canyons as I look out my window, thousands of little lighted windows of private lives, one of which is mine....
Wed June 18, 2008, 10:08 pm |
"Edward," as in Edward Kennedy Ellington, carries no particular connotation. "Duke" does. The same goes for "Dwight" and "Ike," "Charles" and "Pretty Boy," "Earvin" and "Magic," and so on. Some nicknames need no explanation, while others virtually de...
Wed June 18, 2008, 6:50 pm |
DUKE Ellington penned a jazz anthem in the 1930s called It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing....
Sat June 7, 2008, 4:26 pm |
Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington's creative alter-ego, continues to connect with old audiences and find new ones. His music is for everyone, but it is no surprise that Strayhorn's story and songs move the gay community, in which he has become a symbol...
Sat June 7, 2008, 4:03 am |
Duke Ellington Legacy is a musical consortium initiated by guitarist Edward Kennedy Ellington II, a grandson of the musical Duke. He met saxophonist/composer Virginia Mayhew in 1987, and by 2004, Ellington wanted to so something tangible about his id...
Fri June 6, 2008, 11:18 pm |
Duke Ellington said to "Take the 'A' Train," but Toledo music fans will be......
Thu June 5, 2008, 4:10 am |
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