In 1950 bandleader Duke Ellington started his own record label that recorded numerous small-group dates often led by Ellington cohort Billy Strayhorn, featuring outstanding Ellington-orbit musicians ...

The coming week will feature several unusual concert opportunities, including a classic film about a loveable little ...

Director and Producer Carrie Bedwell is ready for her seventh annual Northwest Indiana staged presentation of “Listen to Your Mother,” a 90-minute plus one 20-minute intermission journey of diverse ...

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...