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Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was a famous jazz pianist and composer, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians in history. (Photo AP)  Show more »
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was a famous jazz pianist and composer, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians in history. (Photo AP)  « Show less

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    Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. 'Anatomy of a Murder,' 'A Man Escaped': crime and punishment

    Rather than concentrate on the execution of the crime, this week’s DVDs focus on what comes afterward: first the trial, then, for the unlucky, time behind bars.
    Rather than concentrate on the execution of the crime, this week’s DVDs focus on what comes afterward: first the trial, then, for the unlucky, time behind bars. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, 1959’s “...

    Tags: George C. Scott, James Stewart, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Ben Gazzara, Robert Bresson

  2. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Jazz Reviews: Charles Lloyd's/Jason Moran's 'Hagar's Song'

    By nature, duet recordings are all about limitations, and an exercise in trying to say more with less. This month marked a pair of high-profile recordings between saxophone and keyboard, and the results are as distinctive as they are rewarding.
    By nature, duet recordings are all about limitations, and an exercise in trying to say more with less. This month marked a pair of high-profile recordings between saxophone and keyboard, and the results are as distinctive as they are rewarding. Say what...

    Tags: The Beach Boys, Keith Jarrett

  4. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Classical music's spring brings festivals and much more

    Spring is, as always, a season for festivals. The big one in Los Angeles this year is the ongoing celebration of the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, initiated by Los Angeles Opera. The Los Angeles Philharmonic's weeklong Brooklyn Festival in April is an investigation into how the New York City borough has become a hot spot for young composers. But while festivals take up a lot of the oxygen on the performing arts calendars, there is much else:
    Spring is, as always, a season for festivals. The big one in Los Angeles this year is the ongoing celebration of the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, initiated by Los Angeles Opera. The Los Angeles Philharmonic's weeklong Brooklyn Festival in...

    Tags: Entertainment, John Cage, Culture, Architecture, Jean Nouvel

  6. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Kimberly Ovitz

    NEW YORK -- Kimberly Ovitz, the daughter of Hollywood power player Michael Ovitz, showed her fall-winter 2013 collection Thursday afternoon at New York Fashion Week. The setting was the now-vacant Cafe Rouge, site of historic performances by such jazz legends as Count Basie and Duke Ellington, which the designer chose because of its history and rustic feel. Ovitz moved her business from Los Angeles to New York about a year and a half ago.
    NEW YORK -- Kimberly Ovitz, the daughter of Hollywood power player Michael Ovitz, showed her fall-winter 2013 collection Thursday afternoon at New York Fashion Week. The setting was the now-vacant Cafe Rouge, site of historic performances by such jazz...

    Tags: Entertainment, Science and Technology, J. Crew, Tory Burch, Anna Wintour

  8. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. From the archives: Dave Brubeck at 90: 'I'm very fortunate'

    <em>Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010.</em>
    Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010. WILTON, Conn --...

    Tags: Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945), Billie Holiday, George Lucas, Newspaper and Magazine

  10. Dec 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Hal Schaefer dies at 87; musician known for Marilyn Monroe liaison

    "The Real Reason for Marilyn Monroe's Divorce from Joe DiMaggio" read the headline on a 1955 Confidential magazine article that exposed a bumbling ambush involving the famous ballplayer and Frank Sinatra. The unlikely duo allegedly had tried to catch the actress with "another man" at an apartment in West Hollywood.
    "The Real Reason for Marilyn Monroe's Divorce from Joe DiMaggio" read the headline on a 1955 Confidential magazine article that exposed a bumbling ambush involving the famous ballplayer and Frank Sinatra. The unlikely duo allegedly had tried to catch...

    Tags: Entertainment, Periodicals, Broadway Theater, Newspaper and Magazine, Joe DiMaggio

  12. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies at 91

    The jazz artist Dave Brubeck <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-dave-brubeck-dies-20121205,0,5143972.story">died Wednesday at 91</a>, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn.
    The jazz artist Dave Brubeck died Wednesday at 91, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn. The pianist and arranger, born in Concord, Calif., was one of jazz's first pop...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Popular Music (genre), Entertainment, Dave Brubeck, Music Industry

  14. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Appreciation: Pianist Dave Brubeck's gift for timing endures

    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91.
    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91. A titan of West Coast jazz, Brubeck was linked with California for...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), U.S. Department of State, Entertainment, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Dave Brubeck

  16. Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Critic's Notebook: Vince Guaraldi's 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' score is a gift

    It's here. The holiday season. And with it, an ever-creeping onslaught of music stuffed with enough synthetic cheer to weave a polyester overcoat for Dodger Stadium.
    It's here. The holiday season. And with it, an ever-creeping onslaught of music stuffed with enough synthetic cheer to weave a polyester overcoat for Dodger Stadium. Hearing such tidings of great joy seems innocent enough, but repeated exposure could...

    Tags: Holiday Music (genre), Entertainment, Charles M. Schulz, Olivia Newton-John, John Coltrane

  18. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend

    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been ground into him by his cowboy father on the family's California cattle ranch.
    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...

    Tags: Human Interest, Popular Music (genre), University of the Pacific, Entertainment, Obituaries

  20. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Maria Cole dies at 89; singer was widow of Nat King Cole

    Maria Cole, the widow of music legend Nat King Cole and the mother of singer Natalie Cole whose own singing career included a stint as vocalist for Duke Ellington's orchestra in the mid-1940s, has died. She was 89.
    Maria Cole, the widow of music legend Nat King Cole and the mother of singer Natalie Cole whose own singing career included a stint as vocalist for Duke Ellington's orchestra in the mid-1940s, has died. She was 89. Cole died Tuesday at a hospice in...

    Tags: Unforgettable (tv program), Entertainment, Nat King Cole, Ed Sullivan, Television

  22. Jul 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Review: A fascinating education in 'The Jazz Standards'

    <strong>The Jazz Standards</strong>
    -------------------- The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia Oxford University Press: 528 pp., $39.95 -------------------- I like jazz but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington,...

    Tags: Genres, Vladimir Horowitz, Bessie Smith, Entertainment, Science and Technology

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