The Harlem Renaissance ... Negro Life,” was celebrated for its fusion of modernist and African motifs. Duke Ellington (1899-1974): Duke Ellington was a jazz legend and bandleader whose ...

A nonpareil composer, pianist and bandleader, he arrived in New York from Washington, D.C., just as the Harlem Renaissance was getting underway; soon, the Duke Ellington Orchestra had become the ...

By Veronica Chambers I’m a Brooklyn girl, but I’m low-key obsessed with the Harlem Renaissance ... listening to Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, thumbing through books featuring artwork ...

Imagine stepping into 1920s Harlem — the streets bursting at the seams with the vibrant energy of Black brilliance set to a boisterous jazzy soundtrack provided by legends like Duke Ellington ...

While the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing ... themselves and it all becomes part of my own style.” To know Duke Ellington is to know his band — although few can name its other members ...

Nearly a century after the Harlem Renaissance began ... sculptures and installations. "You'll see Duke Ellington performing at the Cotton Club and Cab Calloway dancing while he's conducting ...

Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester. It was a celebration of 100 years of Duke Ellington’s music. He was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s and popularized jazz in Harlem.

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era ... plus footage of performances and interviews with Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more.