ELLINGTON GALAXY

William (Bill) F. Hill, who was the chairman of the Ellington ’91 conference and participant in other Ellington Study Group conferences before that, contributed to Ellington ’92 as well.  …

Som vanligt hade programgruppen med Leif Jönsson i spetsen satt ihop ett intressant och bra program. Kärngruppen av DESS-medlemmar var på plats för att ha ännu en trevlig Ellington- och…

Alexandre Rado was a key component of the international community of Ellington experts until his too early death in 1997. He was a friend of many members of the Ellington…

Harald Grut var en välkänd dansk jazzjournalist. Han skrev om jazz i danska tidningar och medverkade i dansk radio med jazzprogram. Grut, som ursprunligen hette Hansen, föddes 1916 och skrev…

Nästa möte Nästa DESS-möte äger rum nästa måndag den 6 maj. Lokalen är som vanligt Franska Skolans aula. DESS-medlemmen m.m. Håkan Skytt står för kvällens föredrag. Ämnet är “120 år…

Today the website celebrates Duke Ellington’s birth 120 years ago. The number of visitors to this and other Ellington websites and blogs attest that his music is still alive and…

Phil Schaap was a frequent contributor to the Ellington conferences. We have already published his presentations at the Stockholm ’94 conference and here is the one he gave in Copenhagen…

Inside Carnegie Hall Al Hibbler sings It Don’t Mean A Thing This is the fourth and last part from DESS with music from the Carnegie Hall concert in NYC on…

Carnegie Hall by night Dance No 3 (Liberian Suite) The third part from the Carnegie Hall concert on December 26, 1947 introduces the Liberian Suite, an extended work, commemorating the…

Carnegie Hall today New York City Blues Here comes the second part of the concert att Carnegie Hall on December 26, 1947. The show continues with On A Turquoise Cloud…