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This is a little out of left field. When I learned that Laurent Mignard's new project for his Duke orchestra was entitled Duke...

Combing the virtual catalogues of the internet auction houses is always an interesting pastime. And the  illustrations garnered from thi...

Just over twelve months ago, 29 December, 2018, a previously 'lost' television transmission of Duke Ellington and his Orc...

By rights, January should be Black, Brown and Beige Month. Duke Ellington's chef-d'oeuvre was first performed publicly in this mo...

The latest CD from la Maison du Duke , Paris has just been released. Jimmie Blanton chez Duke Ellington  collates real rarities...

An extract from the epic Ken Burns documentary Jazz  pertaining to Duke Ellington's European tour in Spring 1939 has recently been uplo...

From La Maison du Duke , news of a new concert presentation by The Duke Orchestra under the direction of Laurent Mignard.... Parc...