In Bombay 10 Oct 1963, part 1
Our previous article on Ellington’s long tour of Middle East, Central East and Far East ended with his arrival in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. He, the orchestra and his…
Ellington ”97 – About Ivie Anderson
Dave Gelly had chosen to talk about Ivie Anderson at Ellington ’97. He was a writer on jazz for The Observer’s Grammophone and other publications, was also a broadcaster on…
Ellington ’97 – The Ellington Brass Tradition
In the afternoon of the plenary part of the conference, Bill Berry and Bob Hunt talked about The Ellington Brass Tradition. Willie Cook should also had been part of…
Ellington ’97 – Swingers for the Cause
This is the first presentation of the conference. It was put put together by a team from the Smithsonian Institution’s Ellington Collection led by Annie Kuebler. The team included also…
Opening of Ellington ’97 in Leeds
The 15th Ellington Study Group Conference took place in Leeds from 22nd to 26th May 1997. It was the first conference in Europe since the one in Stockholm in 1994.…
Hamburg 1950
After Denmark and Sweden, Ellington, his orchestra and the rest of the entourage travelled to Germany for concerts in Frankfurt (8 June), Hamburg (10-11 June), Dortmund (12 June), Dusseldorf (13…
Duke Ellington i Sverige 1950
In the beginning of June 1950, ten years after his famous 1939 tour, Duke Ellington and his orchestra was back in Sweden. It was thanks to the long two and…