As soon as Sell started playing, the surprised band members jumped back on stage to join him. "I've never seen anyone over 70" Dutterer said, "whose fingers have the dexterity to play the way he ...

These free Marion Big Band concerts feature music made famous by mid-century artists such as Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Count ...

Club spokesman Colin Jilks said: “Chris has faithfully transcribed original 1920s, 30s and 40s Duke Ellington gems into a distillation of tunes arranged for his four-horn front line, creating a ...

The American Tap Dance Foundation and the Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will present an exciting lineup of tap dance and jazz events across New York City from June 10, 2025, to May 24, 2026 ...

It has been nearly a century since Duke Ellington’s orchestra became the house band at the Cotton Club on 142nd Street. Even there, where Ellington and his group of Black musicians played in ...

Central High's Jazz Band won the 2025 "Essentially Ellington" High School Competition and Festival, which took place between May 7-11, 2025. This year was the 30th anniversary of the event, named ...

Duke understood that the individuals in his band were greater as a unit and that sacrifice was required. Often, the impact of a group of like-minded people is more profound, more lasting, and more ...

David Nguyen, a 17-year-old member of the Ellington Band who attends University High School, plays the saxophone, clarinet and trumpet and said he is trying to pick up even more instruments ...

Jason Moran heads to Berklee for a solo showcase honoring Duke Ellington By Bill Beuttler Globe correspondent,Updated February 27, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

People of all ages flooded the entrances to The Soraya’s “Jazz at Naz Festival” for Composer and Pianist Jason Moran’s collaboration with CSUN’s Jazz A Band, celebrating Duke Ellington, composer and ...

The band joined in jauntily, ending with solo signoffs from every member. The concert’s digital program book, accessible by QR code, included one page titled “Artistic Statement.” ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington. Literally. “I’m surrounded by big band charts,” he said, while taking a ...