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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (75)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
2021