Overview
Duke Ellington
Known For
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue...
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that...
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
This short documentary by writer and archivist Ehsan Khoshbakht tells...
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist...
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
In this concert from his great European tour Duke gives...
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and...
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra plus Sarah Vaughan & Her...
Biography
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.