By Ulf Lundin
Ellington Meeting 2022 The website for the meeting – https://ellingtongalaxy.org/ellington-meetings/ellington-2022 – has been updated. All the 12 presentations at the meeting are available there for viewing and DESS members can…
Jan Bruér kåseri på DESS’ årsmöte den 4 april om Ellingtonmusik framförd av svenska grupper. Det spelades in av Göran Axelssons och han lyckades fånga hela föredraget utom de första…
We can now offer a new video montage to the DESS members. You’ll find it in the Goodies section. When clicking on the arrow below, you will find the introduction…
Among other things, Leonard Feather was a productive writer and jazz critic. He was a frequent contributor to jazz magazines in many countries but he also wrote books and particularly…
DESS members, who has opted for the pdf version of the Bulletin, got the new issue on Monday. The printed version was posted the same day and at least the…
There is a new video montage for DESS members available in the Goodies Room. As usual it is a mixture of old and new. But any visitor to the website…
There are numerous video and film clips with Duke Ellington available on internet. We have grouped some of the more unusual together in a video montage spanning from 1930 to…
The website team – Anders and Ulf – wish all DESS members and other friends of Duke Ellington Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. We are looking forward to…
Den 13 september kunde DESS äntligen hålla sitt årsmöte och Göran Wallén hade hjälpt till att organisera ett bra musikprogram. Ett av inslagen i det var tenorsaxofonisten Erik Persson, som…
A busy night at the Hurricane We are continueing our presentations of rare broadcast recordings from the Hurricane in 1943. Here is a file with 35 minutes of music by…