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Voice of America (blog)
Abdullah Ibrahim, 'King of Jazz' in South Africa
Voice of America (blog)
Diaa Bekheet | Washington, DC – He is a jazz visionary and a piano master inspired by America's legendary composer and pianist Duke Ellington. So, any other adjective I can add about the music of the gifted South African pianist, flutist, composer and ...
All about jazz, uniquely American musicWashington Post

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New York Daily News
R&B star Brian McKnight: 'Jazz is in my blood'
New York Daily News
He's proving his point Thursday and Friday at the Blue Note, singing and swinging with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. When he first performed in 2010 with the large ensemble, founded by the greatest jazz composer in history (who died in 1974), ...
Serenading the Crowd, Smoothly, After a StormNew York Times

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About Duke Ellington
Washington Post
Duke Ellington facts Duke Ellington's actual first name was Edward. Duke grew up in the District's Shaw neighborhood. A plaque honoring him stands at 13th and T streets. Duke's first piano teacher was named Mrs. Clinkscales. Duke wrote thousands of ...


 
Hotel Hanford hosted elegant party after 'Music Man' premiere
Mason City Globe Gazette
Duke Ellington entertains at the Hanford Hotel on Nov. 24, 1962. Enjoying his music are (from left) Robert Zimmer, Lois Biebesheimer, Mildred Zimmer and Jerome Biebesheimer. MASON CITY — The Hotel Hanford was the scene of many a party and fancy ...


 
BPO showcases 2 of Ellington's orchestral scores
Buffalo News
By Herman Trotter The Buffalo Philharmonic's two-week Duke Ellington Festival concludes this weekend with the performance of two of Ellington's major orchestral scores, a suite from a 1970 ballet score “The River,” and the 1943 “Black, Brown and Beige.


 
The Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band ...
Broadway World
The Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band will perform a joint concert at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx on Friday, June 8, at 7:30 PM, featuring some of Duke Ellington's iconic works, ...


 
Lexington Herald Leader
Kenny Garrett honors his mentors on new CD
San Francisco Chronicle
No one bothered to tell alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett when, in 1978, he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, under the direction of the late leader's son Mercer Ellington, that newcomers were expected to sit at the back of the band bus.
Critic's pick: Kenny Garrett, 'Seeds from the Underground'Lexington Herald Leader

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