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,…
Ellington 2021 – David Berger
Day #2 of Ellington 2021 took place on May 3rd. The program is available here. David Berger opened the day with his presentation Flaming Youth: Ellington’s 1920 Compositions. For more…
Ellington 2021 – Bent Persson
Bent Persson – Swedish trumper, arranger and transciber – did the last presentation of the first day of Ellington 2021. He talked about Kustbandet – 60 Years with…
Ellington 2021 – Samantha Wright
She is a British jazz clarinet player and researcher and a jazz clarinet teacher at Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg since 2019. Her 2019 thesis was on Ellington’s…
Ellington 2021 – Leïla Olivesi
LeÏla Olivesi – pianist, composer, band leader and lecturer at meetings of Le Maison du Duke – followed John E Hasse on the first day of Ellington 2021. Her…
Ellington 2021 – John E. Hasse
The first session of Ellington 2021 took place on April 29 in honor of the Duke’s birthday. The program for Day #1 is available here. Some 70 people from Canada,…
Ted Hudson In Memoriam
With the passing away of Theodore (Ted) R. Hudson on April 27 at the age of 99, the Ellington community lost an important member and a good friend to many…
New Issue of DESS Bulletin
The Spring Issue of the DESS Bulletin has arrived in the mailbox of DESS members. As usual it is of interesting articles, most of them written by the energetic Bulletin…
Concerts In Sweden
Malmö, Nov 10, 1971 Malmö Stadsteater, where the concert took place in the evening of Nov 10, 1971 At this point in time, we are close to the end of…