This Labor Day weekend, the Motor City will be hopping and grooving when the 46th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival hits downtown Detroit! For a look at what to expect from this massive musical event, WEMU ...

The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced several new shows for the Sunday Serenades series celebrating the rich sounds of jazz, swing, big band, classical crossover, and Broadway favorites.

The American Tap Dance Foundation and The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will host a free outdoor tribute to Duke ...

Robert Plant and his new band Saving Grace have recorded a cover of "Gospel Plough" that will appear on their upcoming album.

Ground was broken on Jan. 27, 1938; construction wrapped up by early August. Weather delayed the venue's formal dedication, but the bandshell had a soft opening on Aug. 10, 1938. More than 18,000 ...

Frank Sinatra had his biggest hit single of the 1960s with "Somethin' Stupid," a light pop duet with his daughter Nancy ...

Duke Ellington, jazz legend and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, made his final recording in ...

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music album review by Chuck Lenatti, published on June 1, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

There are rare insights into Duke Ellington in this book from Jack Chambers, his second on Duke Ellington. Chambers has also written important books on Miles Davis and Richard Twardzik. He is ...

Moran talks about his performance, "Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.

Jason Moran has spent the past year immersing himself in the music of Duke Ellington: listening, practicing, teaching — and, most importantly, performing it. His efforts got their public launch ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington ...