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Duke Ellington

New York, USA

Duke Ellington
  • Composer
  • Bandleader
  • Piano

Fifty years at the head of one orchestra, from the Cotton Club to the cathedrals.

Records

Coming Attractions

OCT27

Black, Brown and Beige

TuesdayCarnegie Hall, New York
NOV18

Newport Jazz Festival

WednesdayFort Adams State Park, Newport
DEC10

A Concert of Sacred Music

ThursdayGrace Cathedral, San Francisco
JAN12027

Take the “A” Train

FridayApollo Theater, New York

In the Papers

I know of nothing in Ravel so dextrous in treatment as the varied solos in the middle of the ebullient Hot and Bothered and nothing in Stravinsky more dynamic than the final section.
Constant Lambert, Music Ho! A Study of Music in Decline, 1934
Now there, to me, is the most perfect band in existence.
Clare Fischer, DownBeat, 19 October 1967, on “Agra” from the Far East Suite
He just seems to have a sixth sense about things turning out so good.
Louie Bellson, DownBeat, “Blindfold Test”, around 1964

Bookings

Bookings

Sixteen players, for concert halls, festivals, dances and cathedrals. Tell us the hall, the date and the occasion; we answer within the week.