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 ...

Watching Wynton Marsalis perform with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at their sold‑out Sheldon Concert Hall show felt like opening the first page of Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. From ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The first concert held at Camp Randall Stadium only drew 6,000 people, but it wasn't due to subpar talent or high ticket prices. The Duke Ellington Orchestra was performing on a warm night in the ...

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