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Langston Hughes, the celebrated poet of the Harlem Renaissance, was deeply inspired by the music of Duke Ellington.

The Queens College Choral Society announced that its upcoming winter concert will feature musical performances of songs by ...

A piano played by jazz legend Duke Ellington during a show in Eastbourne is being restored. Ellington, who led and composed music for his band across six decades, performed at the Congress Theatre in ...

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 ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Twenty-three songs from the catalogue of the legendary composer and musician Duke ...

Showstoppers save a Duke Ellington–infused adaptation of ‘Twelfth Night’ with musical theater magic. Inside the Max Theatre, its reimagined stage layout is like nothing you’ve ever seen before at ...

Ella Fitzgerald made history on May 4, 1959, as the first woman to win a Grammy Award. The “First Lady of Song” took home two of the 28 trophies at the first-ever Grammy ceremony. This breakthrough ...

Music lovers who understand that it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing stream into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center this Thursday, May 8, 2025 afternoon for a concert of big band jazz ...

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 ...

Duke Ellington's enduring legacy as a musical pioneer was celebrated at a gala and concert with the soul of America as its undercurrent. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis took ...