Warm Vintage Jazz Via Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram Vinyl Reissues Feature Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Roland ...

Duke Ellington’s enduring legacy as a musical pioneer was celebrated at a gala and concert with the soul of America as its ...

Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.

Attendees at the organization’s gala, which celebrated Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, shared what they listen to.

As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.

In 1950 bandleader Duke Ellington started his own record label that recorded numerous small-group dates often led by Ellington cohort Billy Strayhorn, featuring outstanding Ellington-orbit musicians ...

Anthony Davis blends jazz and truth to reshape opera with stories from Black history and powerful modern themes.

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...

The history-laden style movement will be front and center at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose spring exhibit ...

Among the notable speakers this year are Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaking at Villanova ...

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' offers a powerful exploration of African American history, identity, and culture in a thrilling ...