… Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and the Juilliard School. …

… Williams wrote and arranged for such famed bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and was friend, mentor, and …

… D.C. native, Ms. Johnson-Willingham attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and is a graduate of University …

… 55th Street Theater, 1976 Music Michael Kamen (based on Duke Ellington Themes) Décor & Costumes William Katz Lighting …

… Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collaborates with Duke Ellington Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs in a … People: First Negro Centennial,” a collaboration between Duke Ellington and Talley Beatty. Judith Jamison sees Alvin …

… of the Cabinet and Congress, as well as students from DC’s Duke Ellington School for the Arts. On February 4, The …

… New Productions Dancing Spirit by Ronald K. Brown Music: Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, and War Ronald K. … the title of Jamison’s autobiography. Set to music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and War, Brown’s evocative …

… features the music of Mr. Ailey’s cherished collaborator, Duke Ellington, whose jazz is used across three movements: “ Blind …

… was exposed to the works of artistic powerhouses such as Duke Ellington and Katherine Dunham. In high school, Mr. Ailey was …

… Alvin Ailey Creates Pas de Duke The Company performs at the Duke Ellington Festival at Lincoln Center with the Ellington …

… Excerpts from Pas de Duke Pas de Duke is Alvin Ailey’s spirited modern dance translation of a … perfectly it captures the timeless sophistication of Duke Ellington's jazz music. The New York Times has praised it as …

… a perfect fusion of Ailey’s buoyant choreography and Duke Ellington’s sparkling music.  At once wistful and sassy, it … It’s the definitive dance homage to the exuberance of The Duke’s sophisticated symphonic work. This production was made …

… The Mooche A musical comedy for the Ellington Bicentennial, Alvin Ailey choreographed this … Mahalia Jackson, and Bessie Smith. Inspired by a series of Ellington’s portraits, The Mooche evokes the jazz era and the … 1975 World: City Center 55th Street Theater, 1975 Music Duke Ellington Décor Rouben Ter-Arutunian Costumes Randy …

… of city life. Bearden first partnered with Ailey for the Duke Ellington tribute at Lincoln Center in 1976. He allowed his work to be projected on stage as a backdrop to Duke Ellington's son Mercer Ellington leading a band playing …

… grandeur of the dancing is matched by the music, which was Duke Ellington’s first symphonic score written for dance. Ailey … Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown Music Original Score by Duke Ellington ("The River"); Original Music Coordination by …

… interview. She wrote arrangements for the titans of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman—and became a mentor … “Roll ’Em” for Benny Goodman, “Trumpet No End” for Duke Ellington, and “In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee" for Dizzy …

… ballet The Road of the Phoebe Snow (1959), set to music by Duke Ellington, is perhaps his most famous. It depicts a community …