ELLINGTON GALAXY

In the beginning of this month, we published Ken Steiner’s Zoom presentation last year to TDES about Ellington 1941. Due to technical problems, this presentation had to be cut short…

As announced last month, there will be a virtual DESS Ellington Meeting also this year. It is organized by the editor of the website on behalf of DESS and with…

Ellington turned 50 during his three weeks engagement at the Paramount Theater at Times Square in New York 20 April to 10 May 1949. There are no traces of a…

Today, DESS members can find a new video montage in the Goodies Room.   But all visitors to the website can watch Take The A Train from the movie Reveille…

Last year, Ken Steiner was invited by TDES to make a Zoom presentation for its members and other interested. He chose Ellington in 1941 as topic and covered particularly Jimmie…

I used to call this type of articles “Smått och gott / Bits and Pieces” but I think “Ellington News-Nyheter” is more relevant and I will call them this from…

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…

Program 46 was broadcasted on May 28, 1991. It was produced and presented by Fleming Sjølund-Jensen. It is the the first “goodie” this month and is available in the ”Goodies”…

One of the speakers at Ellington ’90 in Ottawa was Jerry Valburn. He talked about Ellington’s periods at the New York restaurants The Hurrican in 1943 and 1944 and at…

Tonight a year comes to its end  and a new year starts. Traditionally, it is a night of celebration and festivities and the website likes to offer something special this…