Duke Ellington died nearly 40 years ago, but for jazz fans of a certain age his musical creativity and elegant style remain timeless. Whether he was leading his orchestra in “Take the A Train,” the ...

Do we need another biography of Duke Ellington? The answer is a resounding, “Yes!” Harvey G. Cohen’s biography of one of the greatest composers of the 20th century in any musical genre has much to ...

1972. We are gathered at Eduardo’s Restaurant on Bailey Avenue to await one of the everyday miracles of American music: the metamorphosis of the Ellington band from the rumpled, road-weary veterans ...

There's no doubt Terry Teachout can bring historical characters to life. Anyone who's seen his play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf," or read "Pops," his hugely regarded 2009 biography on Louis Armstrong, ...

Composer, bandleader, and pianist Duke Ellington rates as one of the most original and important figures in 20th century American music. He came of age at the dawning of jazz in the 1920s and along ...

Duke Ellington saw writing music as his primary purpose in life, and he took a complex, multi-layered and strikingly original approach to composing. His creative work consumed him around the clock, ...

Mercedes Ellington has always known her grandfather was different. The world-renowned dancer can still vividly recall heading to New York City’s Apollo Theater alongside her grandmother to watch her ...

correctionAn earlier version of this feature incorrectly said that one of the D.C. houses in which Duke Ellington lived, at 1955 Third St. NW, had been replaced by Howard University’s Diggs Slowe Hall ...

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City ...