Joe Jackson Talks About "The Duke"
Joe Jackson sits down with World Cafe host David Dye about his new Duke Ellington tribute CD "The Duke." The full interview will air on the World Cafe radio program, syndicated by National Public Radio. The interview took place at the 12 Annual NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia, May 2012.
About Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer." Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm ...
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