Jayna Elise shines as Tina Turner in the National Theatre production, bringing her D.C. roots and Duke Ellington School of the Arts background to the stage.

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One of the major non-football storylines that centers around the Super Bowl is the halftime show. These days, the halftime ...

Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond its swing roots ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington ...

Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl, so here are five songs to introduce him to new fans ahead of the big game.

The shrine to some of baseball's best and previously-forgotten players is getting too big to miss largely out of necessity, ...

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 ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington. Literally. “I’m surrounded by big band charts,” he said, while taking a ...

Chicago police said a man was killed and another man was injured on the city's West Side in a shooting not far from an elementary school.

When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...