Duke Ellington
FILE – This April 24, 1969 file photo shows musician Duke Ellington in New York. « After Midnight, » a joyous musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington’s years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem in the late `20s and early `30s, will begin shows downtown _ at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway. Directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle with musical direction by Wynton Marsalis, the show appeared off-Broadway last year at New York City Center under the name « Cotton Club Parade. » (AP Photo/John Duricka, file)