The Gulf Coast Jazz Trio returns to the Music & Arts Community Center on Feb. 19 for a special performance that pays tribute ...

The Duke appeared a little bored. He was being asked a lot of routine questions about his favorite sports, hangouts, and orchestras. He made a gesture of impatience. "I don't get 'round to hearing ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. One of the first of many events to mark the ...

“Sophisticated Ladies” is an all-singing, all-dancing romp through Duke Ellington’s enduring songs, including “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Caravan,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” and ...

The Jazzopaters. Photo by Fred Aube. Paris is a city for dreaming. Guitarist Nick Rossi flew to the City of Lights a year ago for the International Duke Ellington Meeting, a three-day conference for ...

Ninety years ago this month, Duke Ellington and his jazz orchestra made one of their most emblematic and memorable recordings, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).” The title became a ...

FARGO — It was 75 years ago Saturday that Duke Ellington taught Fargo how to swing. Four decades later, an amateur recording from that cold night shared Fargo's lesson with the world. Stashed away in ...

These recordings by Duke Ellington from 1937-39 emphasize his unique place in the history of jazz. On the eve of the Swing Era, they open with a solo piano piece. Ellington introduces it as "Swing ...

Even if you’re just a casual jazz fan, you probably recognize “Take the A Train,” Duke Ellington’s swinging theme song. Or ...

When Phyllis Hall, of Catahoula, asked Curious Louisiana if it's true that Duke Ellington and his orchestra once played in a swanky nightclub in Bunkie called the Blue Moon, I immediately remembered ...