Fred Martinez has helped build the legacy of El Casino Ballroom in South Tucson. Now, his daughter is taking over as the first woman manager.

Harlem is where the heart is for Melvin “Boots” Johnson. The self-taught chef discovered and fell in love with the historic neighborhood.

The Red Cedar Symphony invites you to an evening of smooth melodies and soulful swing for a celebration of American jazz music at the free summer pops concert on Tuesday, ...

Elana Casey, the new associate director of the Augusta Savage Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is new to ...

Colorado jazz took root in Denver’s storied Five Points neighborhood in the 1930s, where legends like Duke Ellington, Ella ...

Black Alley Band performs at the 2025 National Cannabis Festival on July 18 at the Fields at RFK Campus. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer) Photo 5: Kailasa NCF.jpeg Caption 5: Black Folks Don’t ...

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music album review by Chuck Lenatti, published on June 1, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

There are rare insights into Duke Ellington in this book from Jack Chambers, his second on Duke Ellington. Chambers has also written important books on Miles Davis and Richard Twardzik. He is ...

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 ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington ...

The South African pianist returns to the Berklee Performance Center on November 16th during his eighth decade of performing. He spoke about his legacy and new material with the team from Jazz on 89.7.

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out to ...