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Duke Ellington
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By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world’s greatestcomposers and musicians. The French government honored him with theirhighest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the UnitedStates bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal ofFreedom. He played for the royalty and for the common people and by theend of his 50-year career, he had played over 20,000 performancesworldwide. He was The Duke, Duke 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 taught himeverything from proper table manners to an understanding of the emotionalpower of music. Duke’s first piano lessons came around the age of seven oreight and appeared not to have had that much lasting effect upon him. Itseemed as if young Duke was more inclined to baseball at a young age.
The Giants Of Jazz
Label: uMe
Released: 2025
Track listing: It Might As Well Be Swing
1. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
2. I Wish You Love
3. I Believe In You
4. More (Theme From Mondo Cane)
5. I Can’T Stop Loving You
6. Hello, Dolly! (From Hello, Dolly!)
7. I Wanna Be Around
8. The Best Is Yet To Come
9. The Good Life
10. Wives And Lovers
Francis A. & Edward K.:
1. Follow Me
2. Sunny
3. All I Need Is The Girl
4. Indian Summer
5. I Like The Sunrise
6. Yellow Days
7. Poor Butterfly
8. Come Back To Me
Baku Jazz Festival 2025: Part 1
by Ian Patterson
Baku Jazz Festival 2025 Various venues 20th Edition Baku, Azerbaijan October 24-31, 2025 For any jazz festival to clock up 20 years is a notable achievement. But in Azerbaijan, where jazz is often met with indifference, this landmark is of particular merit. The birth, growth and survival of Baku Jazz ...
Bria Skonberg Quintet At Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
Bria Skonberg Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California November 5, 2025 Bria Skonberg took the stage at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium with the confidence of an artist who knows that joy is compelling. The 90-minute set was a lively, good-humored, rhythm-driven performance that blended New Orleans roots, swing, blues, and pop as parts ...
WDR Big Band featuring John Goldsby and Bob Mintzer: Big Band Bass
by Artur Moral
What better way to bid farewell to a long, fruitful relationship than with a mutual gift? That is the decision John Goldsby and the extraordinary WDR Big Band made after 30 years of intense collaboration. Extended partnerships are perhaps not too frequent in today's jazz landscape, even in the more conducive orchestral realm: well-known are the ...
Jazz&Wine of Peace 2025
by Neri Pollastri
Jazz&Wine of Peace 2025 Varie sedi Cormòns 23-26.10.2025 L'edizione 2025 del Jazz&Wine of Peace, la ventottesima, era anche la prima con un nuovo direttore artistico: a Mauro Bardusco, che da sempre curava la rassegna e che--nonostante la sua scomparsa nel luglio dell'anno scorso --aveva progettato anche la quasi totalità di quella ...
Charles Lloyd: Figure In Blue
by Jack Kenny
Jazz listeners with long memories will remember that Charles Lloyd was not always as revered as he is today. In the 1960s, his association with the “Summer of Love" and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene led some to question his seriousness, seeing him as flirting with commercialism. Six decades on, that perception has aged away. Lloyd's work ...
The Lisa Hilton Quintet Returns With The Fluid And Cool Extended Daydream
“Renowned for her lyrical touch, inventive compositions, and ability to reinterpret jazz standards with a fresh perspective, Hilton continues to cement her reputation as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary jazz. With Extended Daydream, Lisa Hilton and her quintet deliver an album that is at once sophisticated, genre-fluid, and emotionally resonant—a testament to the ...
Jimbo Ross: So Do It
by Jack Bowers
Jimbo Ross is a jazz musician who happens to play the violin, not a violinist who happens to play jazz. And yes, there is a difference. Actually, Ross plays a specially designed five-string electric viola/violin on So Do It, as he did on Jazz Passion and Latin Satin, his debut album for Bodacious Records in 2024, ...
Meet Jack DeJohnette
by Craig Jolley
This article was first published on All About Jazz in March 2002. One of the most creative and propulsive musicians in the history of jazz, drummer/pianist/composer Jack DeJohnette has played with most leading-edge jazz musicians of the time, usually at their request. He invariably brings out another side and a freshness in whoever he ...
