Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

On his first LP, recorded in 1950, the great bandleader took to the possibilities of the longer new form with unbounded style and imagination.

Jazz is a genre of music that always manages to surprise me with its versatility. The 15 musicians of the Jazz at Lincoln ...

Most people have heard Duke Ellington’s music. But for some — like Scott O’Neil, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — Ellington’s lure is much more personal. “My father was a ...

Twenty-one years ago the Duke Ellington Orchestra sold out two back-to-back shows in Atwood Concert Hall. This weekend they return with a bunch of the same evergreen tunes and some of the same players ...

The current tour features Marsalis and the JLCO exploring Ellington’s connections with African music, including material from ...

Before the Duke Ellington Orchestra heads to China and Japan, it will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 2021 State St., Bettendorf. The orchestra is the ...

Who says jazz musicians don’t have fun with their audiences? When conductor Barrie Lee Hall Jr. leads his wildly popular, 16-piece band, sparks fly. “People have been so appreciative,” Hall said.

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