The musical, based on the music of Duke Ellington that borrows its scaffolding from Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Twelfth Night,” shines with an exceptional cast that deliver show-stopping ...

The West Coast Black Theatre Troupe is opening its new mainstage season with Sophisticated Ladies, a high-energy musical ...

Sheldon Epps’ combination of the song stylings of Duke Ellington and the plot twists of the Bard is simply an underrated show, and it has a terrific cast on Navy Pier.

Duke Ellington encompassed multitudes. He lived 75 years and directed his jazz orchestra for 50. His compositions number 1,700. More than 800 musicians recorded with him. He led his ensemble through ...

Paul Gonsalves’s landmark tenor saxophone solo in the middle of Duke Ellington’s “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue,” performed live at the Newport Jazz Festival 70 years ago this week, is a testament ...

Acclaimed pianist and NEC faculty member Jason Moran joins NEC students to celebrate jazz legend Duke Ellington's 125th birthday on Thursday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. at Plimpton Shattuck Black Box ...

All Duke Ellington concerts offered music of substance. Audiences listened patiently through the medleys and Tony Watkins' vocals. Some performances, however, stood apart because they contained ...

Profile of Duke Ellington featuring performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of places from The Basin St. West Jazz Club, the 1965 ...

A three-disc set of Duke Ellington performances will arrive in stores June 11 via Bluebird’s First Edition Series. Don’t groan. The tracks on the discs are rare, worthy of making space on the CD-rack ...

The collection captures Duke Ellington's thoughts on music, performing, composing, and his personal history in his own voice in approximately 20 hours of interviews conducted in 1956 and 1964. The ...