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Hace 1 día · On this edition of Conversations, Larry Tye talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Jazzmen – How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.”Larry Tye is the New York Times bestselling author of “Bobby Kennedy,” “Satchel,” “Demagogue,” “Superman,” “The Father of Spin,” and “Rising from the Rails,” among others.
Hace 3 días · Local High Schools Win Cappies Awards. The 2024 Cappies winners for the National Capital Area were announced Monday night, June 10, at the Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C ...
Hace 2 días · In high school, my musical talents flourished. Competing in the NAACP’s ACT-SO competition was a defining moment. Performing Duke Ellington’s “Caravan” in the national finals was nerve-wracking but rewarding.
Hace 4 días · Local High Schools Win Cappies Awards. The 2024 Cappies winners for the National Capital Area were announced Monday night, June 10, at the Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. * West Springfield High won eight awards, including Best Musical, for its school edition of “Sweeney Todd.”.
Hace 4 días · Chappelle supports his high school, Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He has financially contributed to the school over the years, visited and gave a commencement speech. During his acceptance speech at the 2017 Emmy Awards, Chappelle gave a shout-out to D.C. Public Schools.
Hace 5 días · By Hank Shteamer. July 2, 2024. In late June, the Sun Ra Arkestra was onstage at Roulette in Brooklyn, swinging its way through “Queer Notions,” a jaunty big-band tune by the saxophonist ...
Hace 5 días · Originally released in 1958, Indigos is a gorgeously moody collection of tunes. Ellington’s unaccompanied piano intro to “Solitude” shows an exceptionally natural sound, with great studio ambience. When the band rolls in there’s a thrilling dynamic kick and musical pizzazz to die for—rich, throaty brass, silky strings.
