Berger, 71, lives on Duke Ellington Boulevard in Manhattan. Above the piano in his apartment is a painting by Ellington. In his office hangs a poster of the Duke by a Polish artist.

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is known for celebrity alumni, including Ari Lennox, Dave Chappelle, Lamman Rucker and Samira Wiley. For students, the historic institution helped them ...

Composer Duke Ellington performs a “concert of sacred music” with his orchestra as Lena Horne sings at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church on Dec. 26, 1965, in New York, N.Y.

Ellington said Duke went on to share that wisdom with his pal Tony Bennett. “He told Tony Bennett that everybody should do at least two things you can succeed in even if they may not be related ...

But Ellington was nothing if not ambitious and for a decade struggled with his answer to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, eventually composing the magnum opus, Black, Brown and Beige, which he ...

Many critics consider Duke Ellington to be the most important composer in the history of jazz. Along with his jazz compositions, he wrote film scores and stage musicals. The Duke at His Best has ...

Duke Ellington, seated, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges pose for a portrait on June 20, 1960. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ...

Mercedes Ellington is keeping her grandfather’s iconic sound alive. The uptown eatery named for iconic composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will finally be the home to his music on Sunday.

Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong created a template for what it means for a musician to be 'on tour.' How much of their accounts was pure myth?

Ellington died in 1974, and a few years later his family decided to officially release "Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940, Live." In 1980, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental ...