Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Duke Ellington will be celebrated on Sunday, May 21 from 2-4pm with the ...

Jordan Leonard is among the dancers featured in the Sarasota Contemporary Dance production “SCD + Duke Ellington in collaboration with Shane Chalke B.E. Jazz.” Sarasota Contemporary Dance Artistic ...

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, in association with The American Tap Dance Foundation, will present Such Sweet Thunder on Friday, December 12 at 7:00 PM at Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp ...

The cover photo for this album is a bit misleading. John Brown stands with his left forearm pressed against a shiny black piano and the album title—Dancing With Duke: An Homage To Duke ...

How about this for a sexy romantic evening: the music of Duke Ellington, a gourmet dinner with lush dessert and wine and some slow dancing? That’s what the Everett Philharmonic has planned for its ...

Let’s say you haven’t been to a live performance since the coronavirus pandemic began. After such a long and challenging hiatus, you’re a bit wary about entering a crowded theater, you find it ...

It’s a season of firsts for Saint Louis Dance Theatre. The contemporary dance company known for a decade as Big Muddy has a new name, a new look and a reenergized commitment to St. Louis dance ...

Duke Ellington, one of the greatest figures of jazz, died 50 years ago today. The highest form of praise he would apply to others was to call them ‘beyond category’, and Ellington’s own New York Times ...

The history of jazz would not be complete without an understanding of just how influential Duke Ellington was to its development. North Carolina bassist John Brown appreciates the impact Edward ...

Sarasota Contemporary Dance Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott has choreographed the dance pieces that will appear in her company’s latest production, “SCD + Duke Ellington in collaboration with ...