Duke Ellington

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey's 11 Favorite Albums

Guy Garvey’s favorite albums list includes Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, R.E.M., Duke Ellington and more.

Johnny Cash, Billie Holiday, Woody Guthrie, & more may become statues in Trump's 'Garden of American Heroes'

Also on the list for Trump’s proposed monument garden: Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, and many more.

'Thriller' audio engineer Bruce Swedien, RIP

”For more than 70 years I wouldn’t even think about going into a recording session unless I knew Bruce was behind the board.” – Quincy Jones

Stealing Sheep tell us about starting their U.S. tour when COVID-19 hit, share quarantine playlist

”We were in a surreal position of being in the most exciting city in the world counting down the days we could leave and hoping for our own ruby slippers moment.” — UK trio Stealing Sheep on their experience of being in NYC when COVID-19 hit.

The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.

Andrew Bird & Esperanza Spalding @ Prospect Park (pics, setlist, video)

Watch Bird and Spalding cover Duke Ellington’s “Caravan” and this very Brooklyn show.

Joe Jackson releasing 'The Duke,' playing the Vic this fall

DOWNLOAD: Joe Jackson – “I’m Beginning to See the Light” (MP3) Joe Jackson is set to release his new LP, The Duke, on June 24 via Razor & Tie…

Joe Jackson releasing 'The Duke,' touring (MP3, dates)

DOWNLOAD: Joe Jackson – I’m Beginning to See the Light (MP3) Jazzy new wave icon and legendary piano man Joe Jackson releases his new album The Duke on June 24 via Razor & Tie…