Duke Ellington
Acting Born: 1899-04-29 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born 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.
Movies
Jazz Ball
The Apollo
Piano Blues
Flamingo
Anatomy of a Murder
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Black and Tan
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Birth of the Blues
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
The Jazz Ambassadors
Check and Double Check
Murder at the Vanities
Moments without Proper Names
Improvisation
The Harlem Renaissance
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
