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William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with Duke Ellington
Dayton, OH
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Welcome to @21stcent_Stray the official twitter page for Billy Strayhorn and https://t.co/c7P2vJmqWl
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Congrats to Jason Yeager on the success of this tribute to these 2 iconic jazz legends… Photos: Jason Yeager Celebrates Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington At Birdland!
broadwayworld.com
Check out photos from when pianist and bandleader Jason Yeager lit up the Birdland stage last week with a swinging celebration of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington.
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Suite Life: A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn & Gene Kelly | 90.5 WESA
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Suite Life, KST’s annual family holiday tradition, celebrates our namesakes and Pittsburgh legends Billy Strayhorn and Gene Kelly. To honor their legacy, come groove to a Cuban beat as we welcome...
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Nashville Jazz Workshop is a Jazz Education Partner with the Billy Strayhorn Foundation. We wish NJW the best with hosting this exciting inaugural event… Nashville Jazz Festival 2025 — Nashville Jazz Workshop
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Nashville Jazz Festival 2025 - October 25th & 26th at 3rd and Lindsley, presented by the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Featuring incredible local and national talent, including Jeff Coffin, Cory Wong, Tia...
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@BerkleeCollege A wonderful upcoming event by Berklee professor Jason Yeager… Such Sweet Thunder: Jason Yeager Plays Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Birdland Jazz Club
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‘A focal point for the world of gay men of color’: Inside Billy Strayhorn’s historic Sugar Hill home
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‘A focal point for the world of gay men of color’: Inside Billy Strayhorn’s historic Sugar Hill home ‘A focal point for the world of gay men of color’: Inside Billy Strayhorn’s historic Sugar Hill...
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@ReservoirMedia A wonderful awards ceremony that included honoring Billy Strayhorn… IMPRESSIONS: The American Tap Dance Foundation Tap City Tap Awards 2025 | The Dance Enthusiast
dance-enthusiast.com
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The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and guests will have a wonderful musical event October 4th in Los Angeles… CURRENT: REFLECTIONS IN SONG | Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
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John Holiday Vocalist Chris Walden Band Leader + Arranger Lara Downes Curator + piano In Cicada’s dazzling Art Deco setting, ...
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Billy Strayhorn in his Westinghouse High School yearbook in Pittsburgh: 1934.
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In 1956, 9 members of the Ellington band, including Billy Strayhorn on piano, recorded the album ‘Duke’s in Bed’. “Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters was one of those Strayhorn/Johnny Hodges gems…
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Juan Tizol and Strayhorn (seated), with Ben Webster and Barney Bigard.
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@ReservoirMedia. Reservoir is also the catalog holder for the music written by Billy Strayhorn… Reservoir Rolls With Miles Davis Prior to Centennial
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The company snags publishing and recorded-music rights for the jazz firebrand, who would have turned 100 in 2026.
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Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn
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Congrats to the 2025 Billy Strayhorn Jazz Education Scholarship Award recipient from the Litchfield Jazz Camp, saxophonist Dontae James. Dontae is a senior at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut. We applaud Dontae on his stellar achievement!
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Sep 14 | Live Concert! The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn | Basking Ridge, NJ Patch
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Billy Strayhorn wrote “Passion Flower” in 1939 shortly after starting his new gig with the Ellington orchestra. Johnny Hodges first recorded “Passion Flower” in 1941. It was the first in a string of emotionally involved ballads Strayhorn wrote for Hodges.
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Samara Joy on Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Perfume Suite: Sonata” | A Story in Every Note - YouTube
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Billy Strayhorn enjoyed a final vacation between Christmas 1966 and New Year’s 1967 on the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean with friends. Pictured here with the personal physician to him and Duke Ellington, Dr. Arthur Logan.
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A great upcoming show… 904TIX | Bowlus & Ricci - The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn at Blue Jay Listening Room
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A “thoughtful” Billy Strayhorn, from the photograph collection of pianist Marian McPartland. She played regularly at New York City’s Hickory House, often times with Strayhorn in attendance.
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