ELLINGTON, MERCER

ELLINGTON, MERCER. Jazz trumpeter (11 March 1919 in Washington, D.C.). His father was Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington, a major contributor to the history of American music. He obtained his musical education at the Juilliard School of Music in New York and at New York University. His informal music study began at an early age, for he learned how to play various instruments from the musicians in his father's orchestra and often accompanied the orchestra on tours. He played alto...