There are iconic nightclubs – The Cotton Club, Studio 54, and of course Spiders in Hull ... pre-missile crisis Cuba where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Celia Cruz would ...

This legendary club was the pinnacle of the Golden Era in the 1950s, the happening joint in post-war, pre-missile crisis Cuba where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and ...

There are iconic nightclubs – The Cotton Club, Studio 54 ... crisis Cuba where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Celia Cruz would drink, dance and dazzle.

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra brings its big band power to the festival once again this year and regarded as one of the most ...

Ellington eventually left the Cotton Club and began appearing in cities all over America. In 1933 he embarked upon his most ambitious tour, crossing the Atlantic to appear in Britain. The Duke’s ...

Nate and Michael Jacobs' musical revue at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe tells the history of tap with a show within a show.

Think the Beatles at the Cavern Club, or Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club. With his soft-spoken aura and mellow instrumental tone, Sparks is both icon and avatar at Latona Pub. “Friday is something ...

Fields wrote speciality numbers for Cotton Club revues, many of which were later recorded by Duke Ellington; in the 50s, she came into her own, writing for Broadway. Her 400 songs included the ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Hinton Battle won. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Gregory Hines was nominated but did not win. Best ...

To hear Ellington's band stomping through the opening of Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue or the sax soli of Cotton Tail is to experience a sublime understanding of the power of a group. The Duke ...

As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.