Andrew Homzy at Ellington ’86
The topic of his presentation was Ellington and Strayhorn’s Suite Thursday – Developing A Sixth Sense. Andrew gave the audience a 55 minutes presentation with a lot of music examples.…
Mark Tucker at Ellington ’86
After the short opening of the Ellington ’86, it was time for presentations. Martin Williams was scheduled to be the first speaker but his train from Washington DC was late…
Richard Wang Talks About Three Musicals at Ellington ’97
Richard Wang was an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Ensembles at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also directed the professional Fletcher Basington Orchestra which specialised…
Saturday Laughter Presented by David Hajdu
Hadju’s presentation made me interested in finding more about the show which never made it to Broadway. He writes about it in Lush Life, his book about about Billy Strayhorn.…
Two pieces by a trio
The trio with Jack Fallon, Malcolm Mitchel and Tony Crombie finished the morning of Day 2 of Ellington ’97 with swinging interpretations of Satin Doll and D0n’t Get Around Much…
Panel British Tour 1948
The second panel at Ellington ’97 was about Ellington’s Brittish Tour in 1948. Peter Newbrook chaired it and the members were Kay Davis, Gloria Nance, Jack Fallon, Malcolm Mitchell…
DESS Bulletin 2025-1
The first issue of DESS Bulletin for 2025 was sent to the subscribers=DESS members a couple of weeks ago. Sorry for taking too long time to write about it! The…
Salute to Duke Ellington (1950)
In 1950, Duke Ellington composed The History of Jazz in 3 Minutes. My friend ChatGPT told me this about it. “It is a unique composition that offers a condensed yet…
A Tone Parallel To Duke Ellington
About a year and a half ago I received an email from Jack Chambers with a big attachment. It was the first draft of his upcoming book A Tone Parallel…