San Francisco bandleader, composer, bassist and educator Marcus Shelby never gets tired of performing Duke Ellington's jazzy ...

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Over 100 members of the Choral Society will perform 17 selections accompanied by a jazz orchestra led by Bruce Harris, artistic director of programs at the Louis Armstrong House Museum, a designated ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle, and ...

Warm Vintage Jazz Via Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram Vinyl Reissues Feature Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Roland Kirk When reviewing albums by legends like Duke Ellington and Roland Kirk, I ...

1975 saw the last official album released by one of the world’s greatest ever jazz musicians, Duke Ellington, a live recording of one of his final performances, a performance two years earlier at the ...

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 short ...

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Jason Moran has spent the past year immersing himself in the music of Duke Ellington: listening, practicing, teaching — and, most importantly, performing it. His efforts got their public launch last ...

For voice and piano (simplified) with guitar symbols. Mood indigo.--It don't mean a thing.--Azure.--I let a song go out of my heart.--Boy meets horn.--Caravan.--Solitude.--Sophisticated lady.-- ...

Despite their years in the spotlight, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein had never met face to face, until a summer's day in 1966 in Milwaukee. Both men were performing concerts at Milwaukee's ...

This accession consists of the records of Fitzroy Thomas. Materials include Duke Ellington Collection budget information; Thomas' correspondence and memoranda; meeting minutes; information documenting ...