Duke Ellington

...conductor at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Newberry said. Ellis will tour the Lyric Theatre, now being renovated, where jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie once performed. The Lyric is scheduled to re-open...

In this article: Jim Newberry, Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center, University of Kentucky, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie

There was all manner of stuff. Radio was still eclectic in that era. And my brother, who was nine years my senior, brought in Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and things like that. AAJ: So, it was your brother who initially led you to...

In this article: Bob Perkins, Philadelphia, Fats Waller, Arthur Godfrey, and Edward R. Murrow

...by the late Will Haney during the 1940s and 1950s. The nightclub, which was part of what was known as the chitlin circuit, played host to the legends of blues music among them were Fats Domino, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and B.B. King.

In this article: Mississippi, Ferriday, Natchez, Louisiana, Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, and Mississippi River

...and Ted Hartley, as well as Daisy and Paul Soros, how deeply invested Ol' Blue Eyes was in the jazz world, and of his friendships with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Last week, Jenna Ushkowitz revealed to PopWrap that in an upcoming episode...

In this article: Frank Sinatra, Diahann Carroll, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Mackie, Dina Merrill, Ted Hartley, and Count Basie

...her album debut. Influences: Her biggest influence is Aretha Franklin, and she admires the work of Run DMC and MC Lyte. "I listen to Duke Ellington and Nina Simone," CHeBa said. "I barely listen to rap." Studio status: CHeBa just released...

In this article: Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Aretha Franklin, Macy's, Run DMC, Nina Simone, Missy Elliott, and Jay-Z

...from all 12 dancers-here's how each did. Dancers: Ryan Di Lello and Ellenore Scott Song: "I've Got To Be A Ruge Cutter" by Duke Ellington The Lindy Hop is back everyone! These two could not have been cuter if they tried. The...

In this article: So You Think You Can Dance, Kathryn McCormick, and Legacy Perez

...anthem "A Love Supreme" and you will most probably get an affirmative nod. Those versed in the music's history might even know Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" or his Grammy Award-winning piece "In The Beginning, God." Yet the idea of jazz as...

In this article: Ike Sturm, Donny McCaslin, Ted Poor, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, When the Saints Go Marching In, Saint Peter's Church, A Love Supreme, and McGill University

...44 years when it closed in 2006. It was kind of dark and confusing, but stuffed with treasures -- the steam locomotive John Bull, Duke Ellington's compositions and Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." No matter how jumbled its...

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Rudy's Like Duke Ellington: Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me Maria Comella, who was one of Rudy Giuliani's communications strategists during his presidential campaign, sends along the statement, "Rudy has a history of making up his own...

In this article: Rudy Giuliani and Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me

...lights are dimmed. I peer beyond the front row of saxes onto the darkened dance floor. The drummer begins a quicken intro. Sounds from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn encourage the anxious audience as our band starts it's first song. The...

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