Welcome to DESUK

A 78 rpm record label for Blue Light.
our Signature Tune's original issue
(recorded in 1938).

The Duke Ellington Society UK's purpose is to further the study, appreciation and dissemination of the music of Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington, and that of his writing and arranging companion Billy Strayhorn.

We hope that you will find plenty to interest you, and that you might like to subscribe to the Society.

Annual membership costs just £20 sterling - join online now.

DESUK recongises the 21st International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, Ellington 2012, which will take place in Woking (London) in May 2012. Book online at www.Ellington2012.org.

Our next Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 27 May 2012, at Ellington 2012, and be followed by a jazz brunch open to all.

Our substantial publication Blue Light.
The magazine (24pp), filled with Ellington features, reviews and news, is sent to all Members four times a year.
For a free sample copy, worldwide, please contact us with your name and address.

Programme of talks and social meetings held in London.

Recitals presented at jazz clubs throughout the UK.

Sponsors of research, education, performance and recording.
Current CD release sponsored by the Society: Val Wiseman & Martin Litton's "Sophisticated Lady." Available to buy now from our shop.

Enjoy exploring our site, and if you have any queries please feel free to contact us.

We are proud to have the following Ellingtonian musicians as Honorary Members

Alice Babs	Art Baron
Buster Cooper	Herb Jeffries
John Lamb	Vincent Prudente
John Sanders	Joe Temperley
Clark Terry

Eminent Members & Associates

David Bradbury	Bjarne Busk Denmark
Digby Fairweather	Tony Faulkner
Michael Garrick MBE	Jools Holland OBE
Julian Joseph	Nigel Kennedy
Steven Lasker USA	John Milner
Alun Morgan Australia	Lord David Steel of Aikwood
William E Timner Canada	Stan Tracey OBE
Mike Westbrook OBE