Duke Ellington Day in NYC!

NEW YORK, April 29 2009 -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared Wednesday Duke Ellington Day in New York in honor of the 110th anniversary of the late jazz great's birth. Ellington died in New York in 1974 at the age of 75.

To commemorate the musician's life, The Islands of the Bahamas said they are sponsoring a special run of New York's last surviving 1939 A Train, made famous in Ellington's signature tune "Take the A Train."

Paul Mercer Ellington, his grandson, and members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as musicians from Music Under New York were scheduled to perform the song on the mezzanine at 125th Street and St. Nicholas stop in Manhattan. The musicians will then board and perform on the historic train as it travels out to JFK Airport.
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Napoleon News

Greetings Friends of Napoleon!

I just thought I’d check in and give you a brief update from the trenches.

We are putting the finishing touches on the new album, and are very excited about this collection of songs! Highlights include “ Newcastle Road”, an homage to John Lennon, and “Faith & Desire”, an ode to Joan of Arc.

Pre-Orders of the new album will be available soon, so get your fantastic plastic ready to do some major damage! :)

Also, check out the new Music Video I just uploaded to Youtube.
It’s a loving tribute to our fair city of Portland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JVlcfUNGVk

As always, thanks for all of your amazing comments and support!

Thanks for listening,

John

-Quoting Napoleon
http://www.reverbnation.com/quotingnapoleon