It looks like Duke Ellington is returning to the Howard Theater. A few weeks back, Housing Complex reported on the official start to renovations of the century-old theater. And while the finished structure will bring in some major musical acts, they will all stand in the shadow—quite literally—of Duke Ellington, who’s likeness will be immortalized [...]
The Howard Theatre opened 100 years ago this year, and was once one of the most important music venues in the city—it hosted performances from Duke Ellington and Roberta Flack and the mainstays of go-go. Housing Complex reported yesterday that the restoration of the Shaw venue, closed since the '80s, will be underway by late [...]
He's still controversial, but recently Wynton Marsalis has seen a bit of a re-evaluation—pointing out that beneath all the bile over his musico-political views, Marsalis is a brilliant and absurdly accomplished musician. His performance last night at the Kennedy Center (sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts Society), with the 14-piece Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, bore [...]
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF) Executive producer Charlie Fishman and managing director Sunny Sumter have announced the 2009 lineup for the DEJF.
As previously announced, the theme for this year is "The Musical Heritage of New Orleans," and the headliner as such is trumpeter Terence Blanchard — who will be performing his 2007 piece A [...]
