Composer and bandleader Duke Ellington hovers over fellow pianist and band member Billy Strayhorn in this 1948 photograph. Courtesy of Limited Runs Their sound was unique to them as a collective.

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 ...

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 ...

As usual, it’s a featured band member that really makes the recording — this time, ... Duke Ellington always had this way of pulling strong emotions from the keys of his piano.

Wrentham high school jazz band chosen as finalist for Duke Ellington festival 01:59. WRENTHAM - The prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival announced their 2024 finalists Wednesday and only one ...

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 ...

Composer and bandleader Duke Ellington hovers over fellow pianist and band member Billy Strayhorn in this 1948 photograph. Courtesy of Limited Runs Their sound was unique to them as a collective.