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THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WE TOAST THE COLLABORATION OF
DUKE ELLINGTON AND DJANGO REINHARDT:
DJANGO and DJUKE – A Celebration of the Jazz Guitar
Sunday, June 15 at 2:30 PM
FREE! At the Bank Street Book Store – Broadway and 112th St.
Join guitarist Marc Daine and Mercedes Ellington,
plus other talents, as we pay homage to this legendary Gypsy musician!
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Breaking News! Ellington in New York City 2016
Mercedes Ellington, Guest of Honor at the 22nd International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference in Amsterdam, is proud to announce that the 23rd International Conference will be held in 2016 in New York City, produced by The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts. Planning begins immediately. Watch this space as we progress.
Honoring Ellington at The Woodlawn Cemetery on May 24
Mercedes Ellington, family, and friends paid tribute to the 40th anniversary of Ellington's passing with the laying of a wreath and much more! Art Baron (trombone), James Zollar (trumpet), Mark Gross (sax) and Jennifer Vincent (bass) from AFTER MIDNIGHT were on hand to play, while Brothers from Duke's fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, conducted a service and presented a proclamation honoring Ellington. The surprise of the day was the spontaneous appearance of a group of swing dancers paying homage at the nearby grave of dance legend Frankie Manning. The group came bounding over and began to dance to the music when it wafted in their direction. It was a real happening and a wonderful tribute to The Maestro. He would have loved it madly.
Duke Ellington Way
It was an exciting afternoon on June 4th asMercedes Ellington and the cast of AFTER MIDNIGHT unveiled Duke Ellington Way at Broadway and 47th Street. Art Baron, trombonist, who played in the last Ellington-led band was on hand, along with Dule Hill, Karine Plantandit, Jared Grimes, Adriane Lenox, and many other great talents appearing in the show. The event was widely covered in the media and certainly made a large street crown jump for joy!
Check out the You Tube Channel for more images.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WARREN CARLYLE,
WINNER OF THE TONY AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: AFTER MIDNIGHT
IT'S A GREAT SHOW! DON'T MISS IT! SAVE 35% WITH
THIS SPECIAL OFFER
JUST $79 – ORCHESTRA/FRONT MEZZANINE
Broadway’s Cotton Club Musical features Ellington
and Ellington-arranged music, performed by a superlative cast of musicians, singers and dancers.
And Don't Forget These New CDs from the Manhattan School of Music
THE SYMPHONIC ELLINGTON, led by Justin DiCioccio, features Ellington's rarely performed orchestral works, and QUE VIVA HARLEM, led by Bobby Sanabria, has Ellington''s “Oclupaca” and Billy Strayhorn's last work, "Blood Count." Both CDs/downloads are available from Jazzheads.com, amazon.com and iTunes.apple.com
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Go to www.smile.amazon.com and choose The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts as your favorite charity. When you shop, Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to us! How cool is that! It''s a fabulous win-win! If you purchase The Maestro''s CDs and MP3s it''s a double whammy!
The mission of THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS is
to preserve, promote and further the music and philosophy
of this American genius through performance and education.
There''s a lot more upcoming from
THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Your ongoing support and commitment to our mission is a
vital part of the work.
YOUR DONATION IS FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE
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