Don't think of Duke Ellington as a bandleader. Instead, consider him in the same light as other great entrepreneurs like Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) ...

An historic double album, the only one to feature the Duke Ellington band in the greatest of its many incarnations, playing a dance date. It captures the immediacy and chaotic magic of the 1940 ...

Smithsonian Collection: R 013; additional no.: DPM 20351. Jazz. Biographical notes, program notes by Larry Gushee, bibliography, and original record numbers ([6] p ...

FARGO — Duke Ellington’s 1940 show at Fargo’s Crystal Ballroom has become a legend in jazz circles, but despite a recording of the show winning a Grammy Award and being housed in the Smithsonian ...

Saxophonists Russ Peterson, Matt Patnode and more perform will Friday, Nov. 14, in Detroit Lakes after Fargo show on Monday. Russ Peterson leads the FM Duke Ellington Tribute Band as they recreate ...

The Duke Box, an eight-CD reissue from Storyville, features the Duke Ellington Orchestra on broadcasts and concert performances from 1940-49. Most serious Ellington collectors will already own the ...

In 1940, Duke Ellington was working with what many critics call his best band ever. He was touring the country far and wide; one of his tour stops fell in the northern U.S. outpost of Fargo, N.D. in ...

Eric Jackson—the host for the past 30 years of the Eric in the Evening jazz program on Boston’s WGBH radio—had a wise father. For his father once said: “If the music of Duke Ellington isn’t in your ...

Streaming platforms for Big Band: Artie Shaw & Duke Ellington haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Savor the sounds of big band jazz and swing with this compendium of live performance clips from some of the genre's most legendary musicians. Besides innovative clarinetist, composer and bandleader ...