https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9 Creator of Big Band Jazz en-us 2018-02-20 20:20:49 UTC 2018-02-20 21:10:16 UTC hello@padlet.com http://clipartix.com/music-note-clip-art-image-6494/ s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233503508 Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington D.C. He took up piano at an early age and earned the nickname ¨Duke¨ for his gentlemanly ways. 
Duke was awarded an art scholarship from the Pratt Institute in New York. However, Ellington continued to follow his passion for ragtime music and began to play professionally at 17.

]]> 2018-02-20 20:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233503508 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233511747 Ellington´s first composition]]> 2018-02-20 20:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233511747 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233513126 Duke went on to write several songs, such as "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing¨ and ¨Take the A Train,¨ which earned him 12 Grammy awards. 
Along with his solo career, Ellington continued to play in Broadway nightclubs with a big band, a group which grew to have 10 people. From saxophones to trombones, they changed music]]> 2018-02-20 20:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233513126 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233514989 It was Ellington's sense of musical drama that made him stand out.
 His blend of melodies, rhythms and subtle sonic movements gave audiences a new experience. That experience was a complex yet accessible jazz that made the heart swing.]]> 2018-02-20 20:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233514989 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233517947 ¨It Don´t Mean a Thing if you Ain´t Got That Swing¨]]> 2018-02-20 21:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233517947 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233518662 ¨Take the A Train¨]]> 2018-02-20 21:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233518662 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520017 Pratt Institute]]> 2018-02-20 21:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520017 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520527 2018-02-20 21:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520527 s1225400 https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520657 2018-02-20 21:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s1225400/tiswayjxu3s9/wish/233520657