Duke Ellington Study Group Conference Page

Duke Ellington Study Group Conference Page "This is the 24th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference page" For complete Conference Information, visit our website at www.DECFA.org

Join music lovers, musicians and leading scholars from around the world for a series of panels at St. Peter’s Church and events across New York City designed to celebrate, preserve and expand the legacy of Duke Ellington. Highlights of the Conference will include:

Opening Night Gala Reception where you’ll meet jazz devotees from around the world and Ellington family members
Panels led by eminent scholars and artists covering such topics as Playing Ellington: The Creative Challenge > Where’s Billy: A Marriage Made in Music > (If) A Drum is a Woman: Gender and Sensuality in Duke’s Music > Duke Who? Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Project > Growing up Ellington: Keeping the Legacy Alive > Film Fancies and Fantasies: From Shorts and Cabin in the Sky to Anatomy of a Murder > Exploring Jump for Joy/Queenie Pie/The Beggar’s Opera and more! Historic reunion of producers and performers from Broadway productions that featured the Duke’s music, such as After Midnight, Play On!, and the Tony Award-winning Sophisticated Ladies

Performances by world renowned artists and Broadway celebrities at venues ranging from Moscow 57, an intimate downtown supper club, to the world famous Birdland Jazz Club.* We will also have multiple performances at St. Peter’s, “The Jazz Church”

Guided bus tours and excursions to Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Cotton Club, The Apollo Theater, the Ellington Statue, Duke Ellington Boulevard, plus Harlem speakeasies and nightclubs frequented by the Duke

Screenings of rare footage from documentaries, performances and family archives

Beyond Category Awards Luncheon (honorees to be announced by the Duke Ellington Center for the Arts Board of Directors in December)


Special rates for groups of 10 or more, contact [email protected] for more information.

Dave Douglas & Frank Woeste - Dada People (Greenleaf, 2016) ***½
11/27/2016

Dave Douglas & Frank Woeste - Dada People (Greenleaf, 2016) ***½

Read the review of Dave Douglas & Frank Woeste - Dada People (Greenleaf, 2016) ***½ on The Free Jazz Collective

PERFORMANCE: The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 25 - December 1
11/27/2016

PERFORMANCE: The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 25 - December 1

Jazz news: The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 25 - December 1. Posted in “Performance” column. Published: November 26, 2016 @ All About Jazz

NOVEMBER 27TH
11/27/2016

NOVEMBER 27TH

A blog about music from the 20s & 30s.

CAREER: How Become a Verified Artist on Spotify
11/27/2016

CAREER: How Become a Verified Artist on Spotify

Jazz news: How Become A Verified Artist On Spotify. Posted in “Career” column. Published: November 26, 2016 @ All About Jazz

BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Frank Melrose
11/26/2016

BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Frank Melrose

Jazz news: Jazz Musician of the Day: Frank Melrose. Posted in “Birthday” column. Published: November 26, 2016 @ All About Jazz

Pauline Oliveros (1932 - 2016)
11/26/2016

Pauline Oliveros (1932 - 2016)

Read the review of Pauline Oliveros (1932 - 2016) on The Free Jazz Collective

CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN: "Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi" Documentary Re-Discovers Long-Lost Jazz Treasures
11/26/2016

CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN: "Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi" Documentary Re-Discovers Long-Lost Jazz Treasures

Jazz news: "Anatomy Of Vince Guaraldi" Documentary Re-Discovers Long-Lost Jazz Treasures. Posted in “Crowdfunding Campaign” column. Published: November 26, 2016 @ All About Jazz

New York Art Quartet - Call it Art (Triple Point Records, 2013)
11/26/2016

New York Art Quartet - Call it Art (Triple Point Records, 2013)

Read the review of New York Art Quartet “Call it Art” (Triple Point Records, 2013) on The Free Jazz Collective

NOVEMBER 26TH
11/26/2016

NOVEMBER 26TH

A blog about music from the 20s & 30s.

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