Ella Fitzgerald entertained in 1942 and other groups playing in the 1940s included Jay McShann and his Blues Orchestra, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, and Ernie Fields and his Orchestra.

Throughout his years with Ellington ... Johnson, then with Chick Webb and Fletcher Henderson, and early the following year he was hired by Ellington to replace Bubber Miley. This, Cootie's first spell ...

How many jazz-loving Mancunians remember a night in May 1961 when Art Blakey’s thunderous drums, with one of the most luminous versions of his Jazz Messengers ... a veteran with Mary Lou Williams, ...

The Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jay Hoggard, focuses upon intensive study of large ensemble repertoire composed by Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson, Fletcher ...

Former Washington linebacker London Fletcher belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We've listed his accolades on this site many times and explained why his induction should be a no-brainer.

With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces). Thomas Sondergard, outside of Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis ...

An army behind me':Supporters rally for high school teacher, football coach with cancer One of his regular customers, rising-star pop singer Cari Fletcher, decided to do something about it.

An army behind me': Supporters rally for high school teacher, football coach with cancer One of his regular customers, rising-star pop singer Cari Fletcher, decided to do something about it. Fletcher, ...

In the most serious allegation, Figueroa claimed Fletcher removed some of her clothing and put his mouth on her breasts in an MTS conference room. Her legal team reiterated that allegation in a recent ...

A critical hearing is scheduled for Friday, when a Superior Court judge is expected to rule on Fletcher’s motion for summary judgment — a pretrial request that the case be ended in his favor.

In the first season of the global foiling league, Fletcher was at the wheel of the Great Britain team, finishing fourth in the then-six-team league. It was his only season in the role, with Sir ...