Much has changed since Christopher Jackson last performed in “After Midnight,” a musical ode to Duke Ellington’s years-long engagement at Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 1920s and 1930s, which the ...

Find the best Duke Ellington songs every jazz fan should know. We rank the must hear tracks that defined an era. Check out the full list now.

Two of the greatest jazz composers were Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967). This exhibition examines two of their most ubiquitous pieces—"Caravan" (1936) composed by Ellington ...

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 ...