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Duke Ellington’s Birthday Celebration

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts and the American Tap Dance Foundation host a free annual event at the Duke Ellington Statue in New York City to celebrate the jazz musician's birthday.

What happens at the event? 

  • The Duke Ellington Center Big Band performs

  • Other musicians, dancers, and vocalists perform

  • Mercedes Ellington and Tony Waag co-host

This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement a regrant program supported by the funding agencies: The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature the Howard Gilman Foundation and administered by LMCC.

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The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts Presents: Such Sweet Thunder – A Shakespearean Jazz Celebration at Symphony Space.