The saxophone (the tenor and alto varieties) only began to play an important role in the big-band swing era, when Johnny Hodges and Coleman Hawkins ... for the likes of Duke Ellington and Count ...

The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America Larry Tye 416 pages ISBN: 035838043X Mariner Books 2024 In 1986, a guy walked into a Post Office in South ...

Kansas State forward Coleman Hawkins was told to be more aggressive going forward if the Wildcats want to start winning again. He's gotten the memo the last two games. Hawkins' latest display was ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

Kansas State star Coleman Hawkins is known to troll fans on social media. The Wildcats' blowout victory over West Virginia Saturday night only gave him more ammo. He responded to one fan's tweet ...

It wasn't long into Kansas State basketball forward Coleman Hawkins' career that he learned a hard lesson about nepotism. "I feel like going back to my freshman year of high school, I grew up on ...

The Tennessee Volunteers wrapped up their dual-meet schedule with a two-day trip to Durham, N.C., to face the Duke Blue Devils in a two-day meet following the usual event lineup Friday before a ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson is preparing to make Kansas State forward Coleman Hawkins the focal point of the defensive gameplan for Saturday's Big 12 matchup in Manhattan. He believes Coleman is ...