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Hace 4 días · Western High School is among the city’s grandest Classical Revival school buildings, poised like a temple of learning on the heights above Georgetown. Built in between 1897 and 1898, it is one of the city’s first buildings constructed specifically for high school use.
Hace 3 días · In a speech written for the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from this music.” King considered jazz music “triumphant” — and this belief is rooted in the widespread popularity of three men: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, according to author Larry Tye.
Hace 4 días · Anthony Anderson left college early, unable to pay for an education in opera. We wrote about him, top schools noticed and 7 years later, he sang on the National Mall.
Hace 5 días · A new book by Larry Tye -- The Jazzmen -- traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement.
Hace 5 días · Renaissance is a French word meaning rebirth or revival. The Harlem Renaissance was a social revolution and cultural explosion among the growing Black community of Harlem during the 1920s and early 1930s. Some of the best-known black artists of the period include Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Zora Neale Hurston, and Langston Hughes.
Hace 1 día · Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood. Please join us for our season finale concert, Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Ellington’s birth! TICKETS. Tickets are available for purchase here or by clicking on the button below. $50 - VIP Seating (Front orchestra) $20 - General Admission; $15 - Student/Senior ...
Hace 3 días · For high school jazz musicians, the annual Essentially Ellington competition is a big deal. Two Garfield High School students describe how attending is rewarding but isn't some mythological peak.
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