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  1. DC Picks Rock Club Owner to Run Lincoln Theatre

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    The owner of a well-known D.C. rock club will soon begin operating the city's historic Lincoln Theatre where Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald once performed. Mayor Vincent Gray announced Thursday that the entertainment group I.M.P

  2. 'After Midnight' to Hit Broadway This Fall

    Mon, 24 Jun 2013

    "After Midnight," a musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington 's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem in the late '20s and early '30s, will begin new performances far from

  3. A German P.O.W and Black Nurse Marry During Jim Crow

    Mon, 10 Jun 2013

    Before Loving v. Virginia, a Couple's Unlikely Love in during a Troubled Time

  4. Juan Luis Guerra Wants To Tell You Who He Is

    Wed, 15 May 2013

    Berklee College of Music in Boston. "I heard things I had never heard. They're big on jazz, so I was introduced to Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus, John Coltrane. I started to investigate that music and how I could adapt everything I was learning

  5. 'The Nutcracker' Performed as Ballet, Burlesque and Just Plain 'Nutty'

    Tue, 20 Dec 2011

    offers an "urban" version of "The Nutcracker," fusing Tchaikovsky's classical score with the jazz beats of Duke Ellington . Hip-hop, tap and swing are also incorporated into the mix. BalletRox founder Tony Williams, who danced in the

  6. Charges Dropped Against Cornel West and Others

    Mon, 17 Oct 2011

    “We’re like Duke Ellington ’s band, everybody’s got a voice in it,” author, professor and activist Cornel West told supporters outside Superior

News

  1. 25 Historic Recordings Named by Library of Congress

    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    Meeker, an announcer for Edison at the time, has been found and will be on the national registry Ever wonder what Duke Ellington , Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee were like in person? Interviews presented by Willis Conover in 1956 will help. Virtually

  2. Washington, D.C., transforms into a hopping locale

    Fri, 25 Mar 2011

    after an evening of revelry, stop at Ben's Chili Bowl for homemade chili or a half-smoke. Patrons have included Duke Ellington , Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 1213 U St. N

  3. Washington, D.C. transforms into a hopping locale

    Thu, 24 Mar 2011

    after an evening of revelry, stop at Ben's Chili Bowl for homemade chili or a half-smoke. Patrons have included Duke Ellington , Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 1213 U St. N

  4. Harlem Gets Its First Hotel in 40 Years

    Wed, 27 Oct 2010

    temporary home for many prominent African-Americans in an age when they weren't welcome at hotels elsewhere. Duke Ellington , Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and Little Richard all stayed at the Theresa. So did

  5. Three Students Die in Cornell University Gorges

    Mon, 15 Mar 2010

    else, but that's a myth," he said. Such efforts have been successful at bridges like the Viaduct in Toronto, Duke Ellington in Washington, D.C., Memorial Bridge in Augusta, Maine, and the suspension bridge in Bristol, England. More

  6. Playlist: Lenny Kravitz

    Fri, 16 Oct 2009

    will never be matched again." Duke Ellington , "Take the A Train" or "It to go to see a lot of shows and Duke Ellington was playing the Rainbow Room significance of ...here's Duke Ellington , you know, this is like

  7. 10 great places to see the evolution of equality

    Thu, 5 Feb 2009

    202-633-1000; americanhistory.si.edu The California African American Museum Los Angeles A theater program saluting Duke Ellington and artifacts from Ella Fitzgerald's estate are among the 1,300-piece collection here. A permanent display

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Videos

  1. DC Teenager Parties at the White House

    Sat, 17 Dec 2011

    where he likes video games and pizza. But this high school junior is also passionate about A star student at DC's Duke Ellington high school. Brennan's case gravitated to Mexican folklore and fantasy yarn but a little different than a holiday

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    school junior is also passionate about -- A star student at DC's Duke Ellington -- high school. Brennan's case gravitated to Mexican folklore and fantasy yarn but a little different than a holiday imitation. Yes that's
  2. Quarter Gets a Jazzy New Face

    Wed, 25 Feb 2009

    A new quarterback jazzy new look jazz great Duke Ellington featured. On the new Washington DC more than just released its circulation. It's great for America and what the right guys to feature this jazz is that do.

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    A new quarterback jazzy new look jazz great Duke Ellington featured. On the new Washington DC more than just -- released its circulation. It's great for America and what the right guys
  3. Ebony Magazine Turns 65

    Tue, 12 Oct 2010

    commission also pictures talking. Of some of the matchups because look at John Legend that we have as Ellington dances Duke Ellington and so elegant and timeless and what I think that's the key is that it is very timeless so that you have. Things

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    because look at John Legend that we have as -- Ellington dances Duke Ellington and so elegant and timeless and what I think that's the key is that it is very timeless so that you have.
  4. 'World News': March 25, 2002

    Wed, 2 Dec 2009

    seeing a black woman walk on the stage and accept. The Academy Award best actress. In Washington today students at Duke Ellington school for the performing arts. like big two winners when you came to school this morning with your head held a little

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    and accept. The Academy Award best actress. In Washington today students at Duke Ellington school for the performing arts. -- like big two winners when you came to school this morning with your head held a
  5. Webcast: Zimbabwe Crisis, Mystery of the Universe, Jazz Giants

    Fri, 6 Jun 2008

    photo which just recently came to my attention to picture of Gerald singing on her birthday at the downbeat club. And Duke Ellington sitting in the front table. And He is looking up at her with sexual reverence. Among my favorite photos pictures

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    of -- Gerald singing on her birthday at the downbeat club. And Duke Ellington sitting in the front table. And He is looking up at her with sexual reverence. Among my favorite photos -- pictures. Where
  6. Jazz Giants

    Fri, 6 Jun 2008

    just recently came to my attention to picture of Ella FitzGerald stinging her birthday. At the downbeat club. And Duke Ellington sitting in the front table. And He is looking up at her with sexual reverence. Among my favorite photos pictures

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    picture of Ella FitzGerald stinging her birthday. At the downbeat club. And Duke Ellington sitting in the front table. And He is looking up at her with sexual reverence. Among my favorite photos -- pictures. Where
  7. Nightline Jukebox: La Scala Reopens

    Fri, 19 Oct 2007

    neighborhood. I grew up in Washington DC on the other side of the river and saying. And I know that were it not for this Duke Ellington school the school that I went to from its high school I would not have been exposed. To opera. So when I'm personally

    Duke Ellington found at 12:08

    and -- saying. And I know that were it not for this Duke Ellington school the school that I went to -- from its high school I would not have been exposed. To opera. So when
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