New DESS Bulletin has arrived
It is the last issue for 2021 and Bo Haufman has once again put together a lot of interesting reading about Ellington and those around him. The cover story is…
Berlin 1959
Bits and Pieces
Duke Ladies
In English
Johnny Hodges
Laurent Mignard
Laurent MIgnard Duke Orchestra
Leîla Olivesi
Smått och gott
Storyville
Smått och gott / Bits and Pieces Sep. 2021
It is amazing to see how aliveEllington still is. Three fresh CDs with Ellington music have been issued so far this year. In addition, a book on the role of…
DESS Bulletin 2021-3
The fall issue of the DESS Bulletin should have arrived in the mailbox of DESS members by now. As usual, it provides a lot of good reading contributed by Bulletin…
Ellington 2021 – Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers was also among the presenters on the fourth and last day of Ellington 2021. He is currently in the early stages of working on another book on Ellington…
Ellington 2021 – Brian Priestley
Brian is a man full of knowledge about jazz and among other things about Duke Ellington. When he was asked to make a presentation to Ellington 2021, he thought a…
Ellington 2021 – Jan Bruér
Jan Bruér – Swedish jazz critic and writer, record producer and DESS member – was one of the speakers on the last day of Ellington 2021. Back in 1960’s, he…
Ellington 2021 – Michael Kilpatrick
Michael Kilpatrick – baritone saxophonist and orchestra leader – was one of the speakers on the second day of Ellington 2021. He is also a recognized transcriber of Duke Ellington’s…
Ellington 2021 – Loren Schoenberg
Loren Schoenberg – founder of and senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem – provided the first presentation on the third day of Ellington 2021. He is also…
Ellington 2021 – Marilyn Lester
Marilyn Lester ended the second day of Ellington 2021 with a presentation on Ellington and The Great American Songbook. It is a topic she knows very well thanks to her…
Ellington 2021 – Ken Steiner
Ken Steiner has contributed to many Ellington Conferences – Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Portland, New York, and was scheduled for a presentation at last year’s conference in DC. This time,…