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The time: 30 January, 1966; the place:  the stage of the Theatro Lirico, Milano. Classical actor  Vittorio Gassman recites the famous solilo...

Students of literary and classical influence on the work of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn have much to look forward to in the coming mo...

I can happily lose a couple of hours to the internet simply following lines of enquiry: one interesting reference will lead to a hyperlink o...

The creation of Ellington’s extended work was recently celebrated as one of fifty Great Moments in Jazz by John Fordham of The Guardian . H...

Jazz attracted not only passion but patronage from Europe. The support given to Thelonious Monk by Pannonica de Koenigswarter is well known....

Sketches by Paul Gonsalves are currently up for auction by one of the sons of Joe Castro. The lot comprises eight studies. The listing reads...

On May 11, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers are auctioning memorabilia from the collection of Al Celley, Duke Ellington’s friend and mana...