Moholo, the self-taught drumming maestro who died peacefully at his home in Cape Town at the age of 85, transformed global ...

World-renowned jazz drummer, composer and educator Louie Bellson was born in Rock Falls and grew up in the Quad Cities area.

All About Jazz: Is the music of Duke Ellington, in the future ... Until Bellson came along, we didn't know what a difference a drummer could make. After trying several replacements, Woodyard arrived ...

both recorded for Duke Ellington’s Mercer record label in November of 1950. Our next set of Mercer Records selections features “She,” a tune written by drummer Louis Bellson and trombonist ...

It was actually Flea who turned me onto Duke Ellington, bizarrely. And there’s this Live at Newport record, and there’s this one tune, ‘Skin Deep’, which is a classic, but he gives the drummer some.” ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington ... the granddaughter of Les McCann drummer Donald Dean Sr., ...

“Mostly Duke” features the music of collaborators Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn ... saxophonist John Zangrando, drummer Howie Rentzer, and bassist Dave Graber. Sunset Jazz concert ...

The drummer was part of the band that recorded ... Basel and Club Africana in Zurich where John Coltrane and Duke Ellington came to see them perform. ALSO READ: ‘I never plan my concert setlist ...

Duke enjoys telling how he recruited Sonny, who was greatly admired by Ellington and the other young men in the band because he came from New York. “Sonny was a very fly drummer,” Duke says ...

There are times when Duke Ellington exudes such calm contentment ... He called to Sonny Greer, his drummer, sitting up ahead, “I sure hated to miss that chick,” he said.

Knowing Duke Ellington means understanding his band — although few can name its other members today. The defining sound of his charter band came from drummer Sonny Greer. Before drum sets were ...

To know Duke Ellington is to know his band — although few can name its other members today. The defining sound of his charter band came from drummer Sonny Greer. Before drum sets were ...