On Sunday, the Valentine's Jazz Festival was held in Moeser Auditorium to celebrate jazz music and bring musicians and ...

Jayna Elise shines as Tina Turner in the National Theatre production, bringing her D.C. roots and Duke Ellington School of ...

Chicago police said a man was killed and another man was injured on the city's West Side in a shooting not far from an elementary school.

WGN’s Dave Schwan talks with author Larry Tye about his book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count ...

Comedian and actor Dave Chappelle will receive the President’s Award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards. It airs live from the ...

Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Marcus Shelby promise they will go deep into the catalogue of the legendary Duke Ellington.

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and Black History Month with the world premiere of ...

When I reached Marcus Shelby on the phone at his home in San Francisco he was immersed in the music of Duke Ellington. Literally. “I’m surrounded by big band charts,” he said, while taking a ...