Savor the sounds of big band jazz and swing with this compendium ... the incomparably elegant pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington other featured artists include trombonist Jack ...

Big deal, right? But there was a bit of an altercation up front ... What makes this a valuable find is that the band is in top form ... Duke Ellington hated flying so, in 1958, Ellington and Co sailed ...

The men in Ellington’s band, which was playing when Benny ... He loosened his clutch on Duke’s collar and the big man sagged forward. Boyd glared at him. “Once in San Francisco,” he ...

The Lake Havasu Symphonic Winds will bring the golden age of jazz to life with Jazzin’ It Up on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Lake Havasu High School ...

The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra embarks on its first ever tour, marking World Jazz Day with a special performance at Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre on Wednesday 30th April, before headlining the ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

In addition to the music of the big band era made famous by Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, and others, the band plays tunes from the 20s and 30s, as well jazz, funk and ...

A western Michigan high school jazz band is once again heading to the Big Apple for a prestigious ... the songs similar to the standard of Duke Ellington's orchestra to be considered, according ...