During their nearly three decades of working together, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington created a legacy of music for the ages. This set offers a rare opportunity to hear Strayhorn the composer ...

Lush Life; Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'; Passion Flower; Take The A Train; Strange Feeling; Day Dream; Chelsea Bridge; Multi Colored Blue; Something To Live For; A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing; ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- He was a legendary jazz composer, a gay icon and an inspiration to many people in the Black community. Now there is a new show at Pittsburgh Public Theater telling the story and ...

Exeter High School senior Esteban Ruiz recently was named recipient of the 2024 Billy Strayhorn Education Scholarship Award from the Litchfield Jazz Camp. The scholarship program was established in ...

Celebrate the enduring musical legacy that sprang from the 30-year collaboration of Duke Ellington and composer, pianist and arranger Billy Strayhorn, who helped shape the sound and spirit of American ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh's own Billy Strayhorn was a talented musician, composer, lyricist, and arranger. As the story goes, when Strayhorn met Duke Ellington, he rearranged one of his songs ...

Editor’s Note: Billy Strayhorn, who was a composer and musician with Duke Ellington and wrote some of the best-known jazz songs of the age, was born on Nov. 29, 1915 in Dayton. In recognition of that ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black and white photograph of Duke ...