Music at Ellington ’92
There was much live music at the Ellington ’92 conference. May 28 was Ellington Nights at many clubs and restaurants in Copenhagen. Then there was the Gala Concert on May…
By Ulf Lundin
There was much live music at the Ellington ’92 conference. May 28 was Ellington Nights at many clubs and restaurants in Copenhagen. Then there was the Gala Concert on May…
Andrew Homzy made another interesting presentation at the Copenhagen ’92. This time, his focus was the collaboration and creative process between Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. He had studied the manuscript…
William (Bill) F. Hill, who was the chairman of the Ellington ’91 conference and participant in other Ellington Study Group conferences before that, contributed to Ellington ’92 as well. …
Som vanligt hade programgruppen med Leif Jönsson i spetsen satt ihop ett intressant och bra program. Kärngruppen av DESS-medlemmar var på plats för att ha ännu en trevlig Ellington- och…
Alexandre Rado was a key component of the international community of Ellington experts until his too early death in 1997. He was a friend of many members of the Ellington…
Harald Grut var en välkänd dansk jazzjournalist. Han skrev om jazz i danska tidningar och medverkade i dansk radio med jazzprogram. Grut, som ursprunligen hette Hansen, föddes 1916 och skrev…
Nästa möte Nästa DESS-möte äger rum nästa måndag den 6 maj. Lokalen är som vanligt Franska Skolans aula. DESS-medlemmen m.m. Håkan Skytt står för kvällens föredrag. Ämnet är “120 år…