National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

that Ellington wrote most of “New World A-Coming,” a symphonic work which had its première at Carnegie Hall last December. A Boswellian friend of Duke’s who was travelling with him at the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history ... remain deeply embedded in the fabric of American music. In 2025, Ellington’s work remains as relevant as ever, especially during ...

Moran grew up listening to all manner of music, from jazz to reggae to hip-hop. As a teenager he learned to play the Afrika ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...