Editing Duke Ellington (section)

===Memorialized===
Numerous memorials have been dedicated to Duke Ellington in cities from New York and Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles.

In Ellington's birthplace, Washington, D.C., the [[Duke Ellington School of the Arts]] educates talented students who are considering careers in the arts by providing art instruction and academic programs to prepare students for post-secondary education and professional careers. In 1974, the District renamed the Calvert Street Bridge, originally built in 1935, as the [[Duke Ellington Bridge]]. Another school is P.S. 004 Duke Ellington in New York.

In 1989, a bronze plaque was attached to the newly named Duke Ellington Building at 2121 Ward Place NW.<ref>{{cite web|title=Program and Invitation entitled "the Dedication of the Birth Site of Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington" at 2129 Ward Place, N.W., Washington, D.C., April 29, 1989|url=http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=q-01000-00---off-0grant--00-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10-KEY%2cSU%2cCO%2cPE--4--ward%2c%2c%2c-----0-1l--11-en-50---20-home-%5bward%5d%3aKEY+--01-3-1-00-0-0-11-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=grant&srp=0&srn=0&cl=search&d=HASH0194ab871aee7f616ed57be6|publisher=Felix E. Grant Digital Collection|access-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115110449/http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=q-01000-00---off-0grant--00-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10-KEY,SU,CO,PE--4--ward,,,-----0-1l--11-en-50---20-home-%5bward%5d:KEY+--01-3-1-00-0-0-11-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=grant&srp=0&srn=0&cl=search&d=HASH0194ab871aee7f616ed57be6|archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> In 2012, the new owner of the building commissioned a mural by [[Aniekan Udofia]] that appears above the lettering "Duke Ellington". In 2010 the triangular park, across the street from Duke Ellington's birth site, at the intersection of New Hampshire and M Streets NW, was named the [[Duke Ellington Park]].

Ellington's residence at 2728 Sherman Avenue NW, during the years 1919–1922,<ref>{{cite web|title=Letter from Curator of the Peabody Library Association of Georgetown, D.C. Mathilde D. Williams to Felix Grant, September 21, 1972|url=http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=q-01000-00---off-0grant--00-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10-KEY%2cSU%2cCO%2cPE--4--peabody%2c%2c%2c-----0-1l--11-en-50---20-home-%5bpeabody%5d%3aKEY+--01-3-1-00-0-0-11-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=grant&srp=0&srn=0&cl=search&d=HASHbdd7ebe76fe566dcb566d5|publisher=Felix E. Grant Digital Collection|access-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115110839/http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=q-01000-00---off-0grant--00-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10-KEY,SU,CO,PE--4--peabody,,,-----0-1l--11-en-50---20-home-%5bpeabody%5d:KEY+--01-3-1-00-0-0-11-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=grant&srp=0&srn=0&cl=search&d=HASHbdd7ebe76fe566dcb566d5|archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> is marked by a bronze plaque.

On February 24, 2009, the [[United States Mint]] issued a coin with Duke Ellington on it, making him the first African American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|title = Jazz man is first African-American to solo on U.S. circulating coin|publisher = CNN|date = February 24, 2009|url = http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duke.ellington.coin/index.html |access-date = October 3, 2009|quote = The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin. [...] The coin was issued to celebrate Ellington's birthplace, the District of Columbia.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090821173757/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duke.ellington.coin/index.html|archive-date = August 21, 2009|df = mdy}}</ref> Ellington appears on the reverse (tails) side of the District of Columbia [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]].<ref name="cnn"/> The coin is part of the U.S. Mint's program honoring the District and the U.S. territories<ref name="mint"/> and celebrates Ellington's birthplace in the District of Columbia.<ref name="cnn"/> Ellington is depicted on the quarter seated at a piano, sheet music in hand, along with the inscription "Justice for All", which is the District's motto.<ref name="mint">United States Mint. Coins and Medals. [http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/index.cfm?action=dcterritories&local=DC ''District of Columbia''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414174747/http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/index.cfm?action=dcterritories&local=DC |date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref>

In 1986, a United States commemorative stamp was issued featuring Ellington's likeness.<ref name="GRAMMYs">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/duke-ellington |title=Duke Ellington – Artist – www.grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=April 12, 2018|date=May 22, 2018 }}</ref>

[[File:2009 DC Proof.png|thumb|Ellington on the Washington, D.C., quarter released in 2009]]

Ellington lived out his final years in Manhattan, in a townhouse at 333 [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]] near West 106th Street. His sister Ruth, who managed his publishing company, also lived there, and his son Mercer lived next door. After his death, West 106th Street was officially renamed Duke Ellington Boulevard.

A large memorial to Ellington, created by sculptor [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], was dedicated in 1997 in New York's [[Central Park]], near [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]] and [[110th Street (Manhattan)|110th Street]], an intersection named [[Duke Ellington Circle]].

A statue of Ellington at a piano is featured at the entrance to [[UCLA]]'s Schoenberg Hall. According to ''UCLA'' magazine:

{{blockquote|When UCLA students were entranced by Duke Ellington's provocative tunes at a [[Culver City]] club in 1937, they asked the budding musical great to play a free concert in [[Royce Hall]]. 'I've been waiting for someone to ask us!' Ellington exclaimed.

On the day of the concert, Ellington accidentally mixed up the venues and drove to USC instead. He eventually arrived at the UCLA campus and, to apologize for his tardiness, played to the packed crowd for more than four hours. And so, "Sir Duke" and his group played the first-ever jazz performance in a concert venue.<ref>Maya Parmer, [http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/depts/happenings/two_days_of_the_duke/ "Curtain Up: Two Days of the Duke"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403212339/http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/depts/happenings/two_days_of_the_duke/ |date=April 3, 2009 }}, ''UCLA Magazine'', April 1, 2009.</ref>}}

The [[Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival]] is a nationally renowned annual competition for prestigious high school bands. Started in 1996 at [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]], the festival is named after Ellington because of the significant focus that the festival places on his works.