Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Christian Sands, A Hometown Hero, Wins Duke Ellington Medal

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Yale School of Music Shaunda Holloway | September 24th, 2025

Christian Sands receives the Duke Ellington medal from Yale's Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music, José García-León. Yale School of Music/Harold Shapiro Photos.

Ellington Series Honors A New Haven Hero, Brings Hot Jazz To A Cold Night

Black History Month  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Yale School of Music  |  Yale University Jordan Ashby | February 6th, 2023

Matt Fried Photos. Courtesy of the Yale School of Music.

Jazz Collective Summons A Tradition Of Resistance

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Yale School of Music Zshekinah Collier | April 13th, 2021

East Rock Park Gets A Trombone Serenade

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  East Rock  |  Yale School of Music Lucy Gellman | September 9th, 2020

Cole Porter Gets A COVID-19 Rewrite

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Hamden  |  Music  |  Yale School of Music Staff | March 23rd, 2020