On the occasion of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the great composer passes the torch to his modern counterpart, Jason ...

Duke Ellington School of the Arts celebrated their 50th anniversary with a gala. The event featured a showcase of all eight ...

He will also perform at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on Tuesday, April 15 during the festival's preview event.

For a Jazz lover, one precious recollection you cherish is a snippet of an interview between Michael Parkinson and Duke ...

Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges’ 1959 album 'Side By Side' is getting a vinyl reissue through Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series.

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

(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 ...

Other performances have followed in the US and abroad, some entirely solo piano, others involving big bands. On Saturday March 1, Moran will present a solo show at the Berklee Performance Center as ...

Mosaic Theater Company revealed the winners of its third annual High School Playwriting Contest. Learn more about the awards ...

WASHINGTON — D.C.'s annual Blacks in Wax performance is moving away from the Kennedy Center for 2025. Now in its 19th year, this year's theme celebrates the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights ...

Longtime local talent buyer Neill Smith and partner J.C. Cirese are opening Warehouse on Broadway, a 650-capacity club at ...