DESS Celebrates Ellington 125
Duke Ellington Society of Sweden (DESS) will join the celebrations of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with a full day event in Stockholm on April 29. The program will have two…
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Duke Ellington Society of Sweden (DESS) will join the celebrations of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with a full day event in Stockholm on April 29. The program will have two…
Steven Bowie – Cootie Williams expert, jazz researcher and editor of the Ellington Reflections blog – has given us a nice surprise. We have all been waiting for his book…
It has just become available on the streaming services and covers the period from July 29, 1936 to April 29, 1937. It start withy In a Jam – a Master…
Lullaby Of Birdland Birdland, one of the famous jazz clubs in New York City, started its operations on December 15, 1949. It soon became one of the most popular night…
The 5th Ellington Study Group Conference took place in Toronto May 16–18, 1987 and was organized by the Toronto Chapter of The Duke Ellington Society founded in 1959 by Rhea…
A couple of years back I came across a series of interviews of Dan Morgenstern – one of the grandmasters of jazzwriting and much more. I am not sure where…
From the Band Box: Jimmy Grissom sings Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me After his end-of-the-year engagement at the Blue Note in Chicago (see previous Goodie), Duke Ellington with…
Last week, the website had its focus on Clark Terry and we keep it on him also this week. When the interview was done, Terry had left Denmark and was…
This year, there will a lot of celebration of another Duke Ellington birthday – his 125th. The Ellington Galaxy and Duke Ellington Society of Sweden will do its best to…