Smithsonian Celebrates Ellington, Strayhorn

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., has opened its new exhibition, Jazz Composers: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

The exhibit focuses on two of the greatest composers in jazz and uses music manuscripts, orchestrations, arrangements, and other documents from the Museum’s collection to shed light on two signature pieces: “Take the ‘A’ Train” and “Caravan.”

Curated by music historian-educator John Edward Hasse, the exhibit runs through August.



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