Ellington said Duke went on to share that wisdom with his pal Tony Bennett. “He told Tony Bennett that everybody should do at least two things you can succeed in even if they may not be related ...

Duke Ellington's legacy in American music is unrivalled. Since his death in 1974 recognition of his many achievements has steadily grown. The vastness and depth of his recordings is bewildering.

Step inside this Bed-Stuy brownstone and you’ll swear you’ve been whisked back to a jazz venue in 1940s Brooklyn. Housed in a 19th-century home with floral drapes, moody lamps and live music, this ...

Moran talks about his performance, "Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.

Mercedes Ellington is keeping her grandfather’s iconic sound alive. The uptown eatery named for iconic composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will finally be the home to his music on Sunday.

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 ...

Two civil suits filed against the Duke Ellington School of the Arts over teacher sex abuse allegations have been resolved. The News4 I-Team previously reported a series of stories about former ...

A D.C. Council member is calling for changes in oversight at Duke Ellington School of the Arts just days after a News4 I-Team investigation raised questions about how the school, the school ...

A High School Festival Keeps Duke Ellington Very Much Alive Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event ...

Altoist Johnny Hodges was one of Duke's longest serving band members, in almost unbroken service from 1928 to his death in 1970. Few words are needed to enhance this album's subtitle -"Duke Ellington ...

Duke was performing at Johns Hopkins, and his hosts told him about the Blue Jay, a nearby eatery whose owner turned away Black students but said he’d serve a “proper nigger” like Ellington.

For Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong, even their fame couldn’t fully protect them from the terrifying violence of Jim Crow. But the railroad, particularly the elegant Pullman ...