ELLINGTON GALAXY

Gröna Lund in June 1963 Duke directing the band in one of the outdoors sessions After the February visit to Sweden, Cat Anderson left the band temporarily, to turn up…

New DESS Bulletin The second 2020 issue of the DESS Bulletin was sent to the DESS members last week. It is an impressive piece of work by Bulletin’s editor Bo…

Kalmar Sporthall Feb. 9 1963 The Kalmar Castle Duke Ellington’s Nordic tour in February 1963 ended with two concerts in Kalmar in the southeast of Sweden on February 9, The…

Telecast from Cirkus, Stockholm, Feb. 7 , “INDIGO” As was previously pointed out, this telecast was presented on the website on Nov. 24, 2016, but it has not been available…

New issue of  Blue Light The 2019-2020 Winter issue of Blue Light was published recently. This time, the journal particularly recognises the passing of clarinetist, saxophonist and orchestra leader Bob…

As in some earlier Ellington Study Group conferences, there was also a panel with mostly Ellington alumni. Harold Ashby, Butch Ballard, Bobby Boyd, Kenny Burrell, Wild Bill Davis and John…

In the beginning of February 1968, Duke Ellington made a short visit to French-speaking Canada with his orchestra. They performed at the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa on February 2 and…

Den här gången bestod mötet av tre delar. Först var det årsmötet med val och annat. Sedan höll John “Jonte” Högman ett föredrag om sin relation till Ellington och hans…

The fourth ”goodie” in February is program 37 in the Duke Ellington series of broadcast by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in…

The third ”goodie” in February is program 36 in the Duke Ellington series of broadcast by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in…