This is Mike Venezia's biography of Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington, jazz piano player, composer of Rhapsody in Blue, and jazz innovator.
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Mike Venezia
Children's Press
Mike Venezia
Softcover
8 x 9 1/2 inches
32
0-516-44540-5
1995
4 - 10
6
$6.95
$5.21
Why You Will Enjoy Duke Ellington
Loaded with biographical facts and humorous cartoons, Mike Venezia's Duke Ellington tells the compelling story of a young Duke Ellington, giving up baseball for jazz piano and progressing from local big band to an American legend performing at New York's Cotton Club.
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Within 32 pages Mike Venezia presents the biography of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and his successful journey to becoming one of the most successful jazz piano players, composer, and band leader of all time. Duke Ellington is filled with pictures of his early years and is a most informative biography. The writing is informative, clever and very accessible for readers age 4 - 10.
about author, illustrator Mike Venezia:
Mike Venezia is a native of Chicago and graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He believes the best way to introduce children to the world of music and composers is through fun.
