1914
1914 07 28	.	Europe	.	Peripheral event The first world war began in Europe on this date.			.	Added 2012-08-05
1914?	1917?	Washington, D.C.	Armstrong High School	Ellington's grade 8 teachers encouraged Duke to attend Armstrong, a "vocationally oriented" all black school, so he could major in graphic arts. During these years Oliver "Doc" Perry gave him piano lessons, mentored him and occasionally allowed him to sit in his Doc Perry's Society Band, subbing for Doc on occasion. Perry also introduced Ellington to Hugh Grant, a school music supervisor, who gave Ellington harmony lessons. Ellington rehearsed after school at True Reformers Hall with other students. By 1916 they included brothers Felix, Brother and Bill Miller, Lloyd Stewart, Ted Nickerson, Sterling Conway and William Escoffey.	.	.	.	Tucker p.28 AHL pp., & 8	djp	added 2011-12-28
1917
1917 04 06	1918 11 11	.	.	Peripheral event The United States Congress declared war on Germany, thus entering the First World War			.	Added 2012-08-05
1917 -- --	.	Washington, D.C.	.	In 1917 Arthur Whetsel and Otto Hardwick joined Ellington. Ellington dropped out of high school in the spring and Ellington was playing with professionals, having begun earning a living in music.	.	.	.	AHL p.8 Tucker p.28	djp	2011-12-28 updated 2012-03-15
1918 11 11	.	.	.	Peripheral event The Great War (World War 1) drew to a close in late 1918. Armistices were signed by Bulgaria on 1918 09 29 and by the Ottoman Empire on 1918 10 30. Austria and Hungary signed separate armistaces on 1918 11 03. A ceasefire came into effect when Germany signed an armistice on 1918 11 11. The war officially ended in 1919			.	Added 2012-08-05
1919-00-00	.	Washington, D.C.	.	Ellington met and became friends with Sonny Greer in 1919.	.	.	.	AHL p.2	djp	added 2012-03-15
1919-06-06 Friday	.	Washington, D.C.	Center Market Colosseum 9th St. & Pennsylvania Ave.	Masonic Victory Reception -music by Duke Ellington's Serenaders	Print ad - Washington Bee, May 31, 1919	.	.	Tucker p.60	djp	added 2011-12-28
1920
1920-01-19	.	United States	.	Peripheral event Prohibition became law throughout the United States in January 1920, banning the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. It lasted until December 1933 and undoubtedly had an impact on the entertainment industry and Ellington's life. For instance, The Cotton Club, owned by gangster Owney Madden, thrived, and Ellington's sojourn in that club made him famous nationally.			djp	2012-07-30
1921
1921 11 25 Friday	.	Washington, D.C.	Convention Hall	"The 20th Century Jazz Revue" A capacity audience crowded Convention Hall. Duke Ellington's Wild Cats, Elmer Snowden's Eccentric Serenaders and J.P.Johnson "piano wizard of New York City" were among the performers. Tucker speculates this was when Ellington met and became friends with the 31 year old Johnson after playing Carolina Shout	Tucker, page 74, citing Chicago Defender 1921-12-03	.	.	MIMM, p.93.	djp	Added 2012-02-09
1922
1922 08 00	.	Washington, D.C.	Lincoln Theatre	During an August 1922 appearance in Washington, New York song-writer/publisher Clarence Williams met Ellington. During their conversation, Williams assured Duke he could make it in New York.	Tucker, p.80, citing a 1950 Williams interview by Ed Kirkeby	.	.	.	djp	Added 2012-02-09
1922 summer	.	Washington, D.C.	.	Peripheral event According to Tucker, p.80, Wilbur C. Sweatman appeared in Washington sometime in the summer of 1922 and met Sonny Greer.			.	Added 2012-02-09

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary/ reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
1923 02 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Sweatman, in New York, wanted to hire Washington drummer Greer. Greer agreed to go if Sweatman would also hire Ellington and Otto Hardwick. By the end of February, the New York Clipper carried an ad for the group referring to Phonograph Artist Wilbur Sweatman ... Assisted by Flo Dade, and his Acme of Syncopators." Ellington, Hartwick (sic), Greer, Maceo Jefferson (banjo) and Ralph Escudero (bass) were listed as the band members.	.	.	.	Tucker, pp.80-81	djp	Added 2012-02-09
March 1923
1923-03-05 Monday	1923 03 11	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	Wilbur Sweatman Band	.	.	.	Vail	.	added 2011
June 1923
1923-06-08 Friday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Wonderland Park	Elmer Snowden's Jazz Kings	.	.	.	Tucker, p.86	.	added 2011
July 1923
1923-07-26 Thursday	.	Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.	.	Recording session (tests) Elmer Snowden's Novelty Orchestra (Arthur Whetsel, Otto Hardwick, Duke Ellington, Elmer Snowden and Sonny Greer, Drums) recorded Home for Victor. In DEMS 96/2, p.7, Steven Lasker says the take was "likely rejected on the spot" and destroyed without a metal part or test pressing being made.	.	.	06,1-29 01,1-15 96,2-7	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29); djp	added 2011 updated 2012-02-09
1923 07 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Exclusive Club 198 W. 134th St (Harlem)	Club owner Barron Wilkins hired the Snowden band on Ada (Bricktop) Smith's recommendation. They replaced the house band that was paid out for 2 weeks, so they only received tips for those weeks. Tips were lucrative, but hours were long - from 11 pm to 10 or 11 am.	.	.	.	Tucker p.88	.	2011; updated 2012-01-07
August 1923
1923 08 00>	.	New York, N.Y.	Exclusive Club 198 W. 134th St Harlem	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1923-08-25 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	WDT broadcast noon	.	.	.		.	added 2011
September 1923
1923 09 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"In September 1923 Billboard reported (Maceo Pinkard) had placed the (The Washingtonians) with the Victor record company..."	.	.	.	Tucker p.104	.	added 2012-01-09
1923 09 01 Saturday	1923 11 071923 09 07 Friday	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	"Creole Revue" Elmer Snowden Band	.	.	05-2,22	Vail	.	added 2011
1923 09 20 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	probably from Loew's State Theatre, 1540 Broadway	In August 1923 WHN began broadcasting bands, and about a month later, The Clipper mentioned the names of some of them, including "the Washingtonians, a colored band from Hollywood caf�" Tucker says the band played weekly, on Wednesday afternoons	.	.	.	Tucker, pp. 106, 294.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
1923 09 27 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	probably from Loew's State Theatre, 1540 Broadway	WHN- broadcast scheduled	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1923
1923 10 18 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Some discographies say Elmer Snowden's Novelty Orchestra (Bubber Miley, John Anderson, Roland Smith, Hardwick, Ellington, Snowden and Greer) recorded Home and M.T. Pocket Blues for Victor in this session. Bakker shows the recordings were unissued, and Steven Lasker's research of Victor's files showed no entry for it. Lasker and DEMS take the position it never happened.	.	.	06,1-29 96,2-7 01,1-15	corrTimner	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1923 10 21 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	New Star Casino, East 107th St. & 3rd Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1923
1923 11 08 Thursday	1924 01 20	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	"Dixie Girl" Elmer Snowden Band	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1923
1923 12 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Fisher Publishing House	In late December, date uncertain, Ellington became the rehearsal pianist for tin pan alley music publisher Fred Fisher Company. Billboard Magazine: "Duke Ellington, the pianist, at Hollywood Inn, has succeeded Roland Irving in the professional department of the Fred Fisher publishing house" .	.	.	.	Tucker P.104, Citing Billboard Dec.23, 1923	djp	added 2012-01-07
1923 12 14	.	.	.	The Clipper A listing of the band as the Washington Black Sox was changed to The Washingtonians followed by Snowden's name in brackets.	.	.	.	Tucker p.107	.	added 2012-01-07

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1924
1924 01 04	.	New York, N.Y.	.	The January 4 issue of The Clipper reported "Charles Irvis is the new trombonist with the Washingtonians at the Hollywood, New York."	.	.	.	Tucker, p.107	.	added 2012-01-07
1924 01 21	1924 04 04	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club aka Hollywood Cabaret	"Mississippi" Elmer Snowden Band	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 01 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Cabaret	.	.	.	02,2-19	.	.	2011
February 1924
1924 02 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	The Washingtonians	.	.	.	Vail Bey C77 photo JLC photo DEIP photo	.	2011
1924 02 00	.	New York City, N.Y.	.	Sometime In February leader Elmer Snowden left the band and Ellington became its leader. The Feb.24 Popular Music edition of the Clipper included a band photo with text saying the banjo player was now George Francis and Ellington was in charge.	.	.	.	Tucker p.109	.	added 2012-01-07
1924 02 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Fred Guy joined	.	.	06,1-29		S.Hoefsmit	2011
1924 02 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Cinderella Ballroom, Broadway & 48th St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1924
1924 03 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Cinderella Ballroom, Broadway & 48th St.	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
April 1924
1924 04 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	End of engagement The Hollywood burned down the next day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 04 20 Easter Sunday	.	Lynn, Mass.	Waldorf Theatre	First visit to New England by The Washingtonians.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 04 21 Easter Monday	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	Performance for the Salem Young Men's Christian Temperance Society as 'Duke Ellington's Broadway Recording Orchestra.' (Charleshurst owner Charles Shribman had been booking bands into New England in the early 1920s. In 1924 he and other New England ballroom managers formed a performance circuit)	Salem Evening News Apr 18 1924	.	.	Tucker, pp.183, 184 & 300	. &djp	updated 2012-01-04
1924 04 22	.	Lawrence, Mass.	Truell Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 04 24	.	Lowell, Mass.	Associate Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 04 25	.	Salem	College Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 04 26	.	Lowell, Mass.	Associate Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1924
1924 05 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event In May 1924, Barron Wilkins, owner of the Exclusive Club, was shot to death outside the club. His killer was tried and executed in late 1924.			.	Added 2012-07-30
June 1924
1924 06 10 (Wednesday)	.	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	"The Virginia Girls"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1924
1924 08 --?	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Sweatman recording session	Ellington may have been the pianist for this session, in which Sweatman recorded Battleship Kate.	.	02,1-16/3	.	.	2011
1924 08 12? (Wednesday)	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Gennett session (may be the same as the one above?)	.	.	05,1-25	.	.	2011
September 1924
1924-09-06 (Sunday)	.	New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	"Creole Follies"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1924 09 18? (Friday)	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Gennett session	.	.	05,2-19	.	.	2011
1924-09-20 (Sunday)	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Sweatman session	.	.	89,2-8 86,2-10	.	.	2011
October 1924
1924-10-05 (Monday)	.	.	.	Bubber Miley recording session	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit	2011
November 1924
1924 11 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Possibly at the Emerson Recording Laboratories	Blu-Disc recording sessions Blu-Disc T1002: 2 sides by The Washingtonians (Miley, Irvis, Hardwick, Ellington, George Francis, Greer); Blu-Disc T1003: -1 side by Jo Trent and the DC'ns (Trent,voc. plus Hardwick, Ellington, Francis, Greer) and 1 by Sunny and the D C'ns (Greer,voc. plus Hardwick, Ellington, Francis) Around this time, Ellington accompanied Alberta Prime on two songs for Blu-Disc (T?)1007; Sonny Greer sang with her on one of those.	.	DE2401 DE2402	09,3-4 09,2-4 07,2-41 06,1-29 05,1-38 04,3-22 00,4-16 99,3-21	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011, updated 2012-01-07
December 1924
1924 12 02 (Wednesday)	.	.	.	Bubber Miley recording session	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit	2011
1924 12 15 (Tuesday)		New York, N.Y.	Hollywood Club	End of engagement at Hollywood due to a fire in the early morning hours of Dec 16.	"Fire Record," New York Times, 17Dec24,p43	.	07,1-14	.	.	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1925
1925 01 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Blu-Disc recording session Florence Bristol with Hardwick & Ellington (New Desor shows this as Nov 1924)	.	DE2403 correction sheet 6000	09,3-4 09,2-4 07,2-41 05,1-30	.	.	2011
1925 01 26	.	Haverhill, Mass.	City Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1925 01 28	.	Haverhill, Mass.	City Hall	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 01 29	.	Cambridge, Mass.	Elk's Ballroom	.	Boston Post	.	07,1-14	.		2011
February 1925
1925 02 02	.	Lynn, Mass.	Odd Fellow's Hall	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 02 03	.	Portsmouth, N.H.	Freeman's Hall	On Jan.25, the Portsmouth Herald announced a concert from 8:00 to 8:45pm, followed by a dance The concert was to include Choo-Choo Ghost of the Blues Non Sense at All What Became of Sally Tea for Two Raggerty Ann St. Louis Blues Sam Everybody Loves my Baby (sung by whole orchestra)	Portsmouth Herald ad 1925-01-28 preview 1925-01-25	.	07,1-14	.	Agustin Perez Gasco apr11, djp 2012-07-27	2011, updated 2012-07-27
1925 02 04	.	Fall River, Mass.	Casino	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 02 05	.	Taunton, Mass.	Roseland	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 02 06	.	Haverhill, Mass.	City Hall	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 02 07	.	Boston, Mass.	Music Box	.	.	.	07,1-14	.		2011
1925 02 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	"Kentucky Nights" club opened	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1925 02 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	=ex-Hollywood	.	.	07,1-14	Vail		2011
March 1925
1925 03 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Theatre 58 W.135th St.	Vaudeville show, appearing with 5 other acts. Still working nightly at the Kentucky.	.	.	.	Tucker, p.111	Steiner08 & djp	2011 updated 2011-12-28
1925 03 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	(all-white revue!)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1925
1925 04 11?	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	.	.	.	.	newspaper clip	A.Neegaard K.Steiner 3/10	2011
1925 04 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	"Monster Midnight Show"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1925
1925 05 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Barnville Club	farewell party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1925 05 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Theatre, 58 W.135th St.	"Greatest Entertainment In N.Y." The band appeared as Duke Ellington's Washington Orchestra.	.	.	.	Tucker, p.111	Steiner08 & djp	updated 2011-12-28
1925 05 14? (not 8jun25)	.	New York, N.Y.	.	�Hotsy Totsy�	.	.	05,1-27 04,3-57 01,3-9	.	.	2011
1925 05 end	.	New York, N.Y.	?? "Headlines" ??	appearance in movie ??	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1925
1925 07 06	1925 07 13	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Theatre, 58 W.135th St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1925
1925 09 09	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	.	.	.	.	.		2011
1925 09 11	.	New York, N.Y.	East 53rd St Studios	Path� recording session Titles: "I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar" "Trombone Blues"	DE2501	09,3-4 09,2-4 03,3-9 97,2-4 97,1-8	Steven Lasker, Ken Steiner		2011
1925 09 25	.	.	.	Path� / Perfect Session false date, see Sept 25	.	.	09,3-4 09,2-4	.	credit Steven Lasker as all 09,2-4entries	2011
October 1925
1925 10 19	1925 10 24	New York, N.Y.	Loew's State Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1925 10 2	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Cameo	Only one night	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1925
1925 11 00	1925 11 21	New York, N.Y.	Lido Club	Night Club	.	.	.	Tucker, pp 136-137	djp	Added 2012-05-07
1925 11 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1925
1925 12 03	.	.	.	"Jig Walk" Copyrighted	.	.	.	Tucker p.126	.	Added 2012-01-07
1925 12 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Theatre, 58 W.135th St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1926
1926 01 04	.	New York City, N.Y."	Club Kentucky	"Intimate Revue"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 01 22	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Bubber Miley Rec	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit	2011
February 1926
1926 02 20?	.	New York, N.Y.	.	�Jig Walk�	.	.	05,1-26+42 04,3-23 01,3-9 98,2-23 97,2-23	.	.	2011
1926 02 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	"All Star Revue"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1926
1926 03 18	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Path� recording session	.	.	98,1-16	.	corrTimner	2011
1926 03 19	.	New York, N.Y.	East 53rd St. Studio	Path� recording session	.	DE2601	98,1-16 97,2-4 97,1-8 09,3-4 09,2-4 03,3-9 85,2-4	.	.	2011
1926 03 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Club Kentucky	close	.	.	09,3-4 09,2-4	.	.	2011
1926 03 26	.	.	.	Path�/Perfect Session false date, see mar26	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 03 30	.	New York, N.Y.	East 37th St. Offices	Gennett recording session	.	DE2602	99,4-12	.	corrTimner .	2011
April 1926
1926 04 12	1926 04 26	New York, N.Y.	Ciro's West 56th Street	new "Creole Follies" revue	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1926
1926 06 ->	.	New York, N.Y.	The Plantation	Joe Nanton joined the band during this engagement	.	.	02,2-19 93,1-7 86,3	.	.	2011
1926 06 17	.	New York, N.Y.	The Plantation Club	WGBS-Broadcast 9:30pm	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 06 21	.	New York, N.Y.	East 37th Street Offices	Gennett recording session	.	DE2603	06,1-29 03,3-9 02,2-27 02,1-24	corrTimner	S.Hoefsmit re 06,1-29	2011
1926 06 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Keith's Alhambra Theater 7th Ave. & 126th St.	benefit performance	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1926
1926 07 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	closed by law	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1926 07 12	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	The Washingtonians were now a 10 piece band. Their 5 week New England booking began here; based in Salem, they stayed in the New Brunswick Hotel	.	.	.	Tucker, pp.186-187	.		added 2011 updated 2011-12-27
1926 07 13	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom		.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 14	.	Gardner, Mass.	Arcadia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 15	.	Brockton, Mass.	Highland Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 16	.	Fall River	Lincoln Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 17	.	Worcester, Mass.	Mohegan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 19	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 20	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 21	.	Revere Beach, Mass.	Crescent Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 22	.	Boston, Mass.	Scenic Auditorium Berkeley St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 23	.	Lawrence, Mass.	Roseland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 24	.	Gardner, Mass.	Arcadia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 27	.	Lowell, Mass.	Commodore Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 28	.	Lawrence, Mass.	Roseland	Dance ROSELAND Tonight "Duke" Ellington - AND HIS - Famous Orchestra (Colored) Hear these artists - this is the Hottest band in America Check Dancing -Admission 10˘	The Lowell Sun, 1926-07-28, p.16	.	.	.	.djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-05
1926 07 29	.	Cranston	Oakland Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 07 31	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1926
1926 08 02	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 03	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 04	.	Marshfield, Mass.	Fieldston Ballroom (Aka Fieldston Ballroom On The Atlantic	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 05	.	Woonsocket, R.I.	Miami Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 06	.	Somerset	Wilbur's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 07	.	Worcester	Mohegan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 10	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 12	.	Ocean Pier	Orchard Beach	.	.	.		MIMM74 photo	.	2011
1926 08 13	.	Dedham, Mass.	Moseley-On-The-Charles Caution - This ballroom still exists - do not access its website, it has a virus as at 2012-08-05	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 14	.	Gardner, Mass.	Arcadia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 15	.	Leominster	Rialto Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 08 30	1926 09 04	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Olympic Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1926
1926 09 06	1926 09 11	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Schenley Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 09 25->	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	.	.	.	04,3-57	Vail	.	2011
October 1926
1926 10 02	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Columbia recording session (rejected)	.	.	80,1-5	.	.	2011
1926 10 14	.	New York, N.Y.	East 37th Street Offices	Gennett recording session	.	DE2604	03,3-9 04,3-57 00,4-16+17 91,5-6	.	.	2011
November 1926
1926 11 08->	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	NEW show opens	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1926 11 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2605	09,2-4 04,3-57	.	.	2011
December 1926
1926 12 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	Recording Session (rejected)	.	.	04,1-8	corrTimner	.	2011
1926 12 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2606	06,1-29 02,1-9+18 01,3-10 99,3-21 85,2-4	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1927
1927 01 10	.	New York, N.Y.	44th Street Studio	ND2701	.	.	04,3-57 99,3-21	corrTimner	.	2011
1927 01 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	.	.	.	04,1-8	corrTimner	.	2011
1927 01 29->	.	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Theatre, 58 W.135th St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1927
1927 02 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	ND2702	.	.	08,1-34 08,1-34 06,1-29 03,2-17 01,3-10 99,4-12 99,3-20	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1927 02 14->	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	"Chocolate Babies"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 02 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2703	85,2-4	.	.	2011
March 1927
1927 03 --	.	New York, N.Y.	See 8mar28	.	.	DE2803	82,5-4	.	.	2011
1927 03 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2704	.	.	.	2011
1927 03 mid	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	Duke's engagement ends	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 03 22	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	Recording Session	.	DE2705	09,3-4 09,2-4 04,3-49 04,1-8 03,2-17	.	.	2011
April 1927
1927 04 02	1927 04 09	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem ??	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 04 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2706	.	.	.	2011
1927 04 10	1927 04 16	Newark, N.J.	Orpheum ??	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 04 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	` ND2707	.	.	.	2011
May 1927
1927 05 19->	.	Chicago, Ill.	Billie Cain's	.	.	no Desor Entry	03,1-5 02,2-19	.	.	2011
June 1927
1927 06 16	.	.	.	H.Carney Joined Not	.	.	04,3-10 04,1-31	.	.	2011
1927 06 20	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	04,3-10	.	.	2011
1927 06 21	.	Foxboro	Lakeview Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 06 22	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 06 24	1927 06 25	Revere	Crescent Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 06 26	.	Lynn	Olympia Theatre	H.Carney joined	.	.	04,3-10 04,1-31	.	.	2011
1927 06 27	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1927
1927 07 01	.	Providence, R.I.	Crescent Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 02	.	Somerset	Wilbur's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 03	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 13	.	Marshfield or Gardner, Mass.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 14	.	Old Orchard	Orchard Pier	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 16	.	Revere	Crescent Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 19	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 20	.	Providence, R.I.	Crescent Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 22	.	Taunton	American Legion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 25	.	Old Orchard	Orchard Pier	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 26	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 28	.	Woonsocket, R.I.	New Joyland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 07 30	.	Nashua	Blackbird Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.i	2011
August 1927
1927 08 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Kentucky Club	closes, opens later as "Monterey"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 01	.	Buzzard's Bay	Bournehurst	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 02	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 03	.	Gardner, Mass.	Arcadia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 06	.	Brockton, Mass.	Highland Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 08	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 09	1927 08 11	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 12	.	Lawrence, Mass.	Roseland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 13	.	Revere	Crescent Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 16	.	Salisbury Beach	Ocean E	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 18	.	Fitchburg, Mass.	Whalom Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 19	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 20	.	Brockton, Mass.	Highland Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 23	.	Lowell	Commodore`	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 27	.	Revere	Crescent Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 30	.	Salem, Mass.	Charleshurst Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 08 31	.	Manchester	Arcadia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1927
1927 09 01	.	Fitchburg, Mass.	Whalom Park	Dance "Tomorrow Night Duke Ellington The hottest band that ever played at Whalom Park. Last appearance here.	Ad Fitchburg Sentinel, 1927-08-31	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-05
1927 09 03	.	Old Orchard	Orchard Pier	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 09 04	.	Gardner, Mass.	Arcadia Ballroom	Dance "M-A-M-M-O-T-H MIDNIGHT DANCE ARCADIA GARDNER SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 - AT MIDNIGHT - 12.05 to 4 A.M. Farewell Appearance Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians 'The hottest band on Broadway' Columbia and Brunswick Recording Artists Admission 75˘ BUS SERVICE FROM FITCHBURG Before and After Dance 50˘ Round Trip G.	Ad, The Fitchburg Sentinal, Sat. Sept. 3, 1927, p.2	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-05
1927 09 07	.	Fitchburg	Whalom Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1927 09 -- ->	.	New York, N.Y.	Ciro's	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1927 09 16	.	New York, N.Y.	.	�Gold Digger�	.	.	00,2-5 00,1-9 99,5-10 99,4-15	.	.	2011
October 1927
1927 10 06	.	New York, N.Y.	44th Street Studio	.	.	DE2708	08,3-23 03,2-16 94,2-2 91,1-4 83,1-3 82,5-4	.	(credit JanBruer for all 03,2-16 entries)	2011
1927 10 10	1927 10 16	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	�Jazzmania�	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1927 10 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Camden	StudIO #1	.	DE2709	09,3-4 09,2-4 08,3-23 08,1-21 04,3-34 03,2-16 95,2-7 94,3-5 83,1-3 82,5-4	.	.	2011
November 1927
1927 11 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	ND2710 Okeh recording session	.	.	10,2-6 06,2-47+52 04,1-8 03,2-16+17 02,1-18 00,1-16 98,4-7 82,5-4	.	.	2011
1927 11 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	ND2711	.	.	.	corrTimner	.	2011
1927 11 14	1927 11 20	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	.	.	.	.	Vail �Dance Mania� Vail9photo	.	2011
1927 11 21	1927 11 02	Philadelphia, Penn.	Standard T	.	.	.	.	Vail �Dance Mania"	.	2011
1927 11 24	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Academy Mus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1927
1927 12 04	long term	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club 644 Lenox Ave at West 142nd St.	opening �1st Cotton Club Revue� regular WHN and WPAP (local NBC) broadcasts until February 1929	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11 05,3-31	Vail	.	2011
1927 12 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Liederkranz Hall	ND2712	.	.	08,1-21 03,2-16+17 82,5-4	.	.	2011
1927 12 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	ND2713	.	.	08,1-21 03,2-16 02,3-8	.	.	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1928
1928 01 09	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	OKeh recording session	.	DE2801	08,1-21 04,1-8 03,2-16+17 02,3-8 02,2-17 01,3-6 88,5-8	.	.	2011
1928 01 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	OKeh recording session	.	DE2802	09,2-4 06,2-52 04,1-8 03,2-16+17	.	.	2011
March 1928
1928 03 --	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Variousessions	.	.	93,1-4 91,1-4 88,5-2 86,4-3 82,5-4 82,1-1 81,5-2 81,4-1	.	.	2011
1928 03 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Path� Studio	.	.	DE2803	11,2-18 09,3-4 09,2-4 05,3-31 03,3-9 03,2-16 97,2-4 97,1-8 82,5-4	.	.	2011
1928 03 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2804	05,3-31 03,2-16 98,4-7	corrTimner	.	2011
1928 03 26	.	New York, N.Y.	44thstreet Studios	.	.	DE2805	06,1-29 04,3-34 03,2-16+17 00,3-13	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1928 03 28	.	.	.	False Date, See Mar28	.	Path� recording session	09,3-4 9,2-4	.	.	2011
April 1928
1928 04 01->	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club (2nd)	�C.C.Show Boat�.	.	.	.	Stratemann 685 Vail	.	2011
May 1928
1928 05 23	.	Brunswick	Bowdoin Coll	.	.	.	.	Vail.	.	2011
June 1928
1928 06 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2806	06,1-29+34 05,3-49 04,2-10 01,3-24 00,3-13 98,1-16 97,1-10 93,2-5 90,2-6 90,1-3	New Desor Correction Sheet 1058	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
July 1928
1928 07 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	ND2807	.	.	08,1-34 08,1-34 06,2-52 04,1-8	.	.	2011
October 1928
1928 10 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	ND2808	.	.	89,2-8 89,1-9 88,1-1 84,1-3 06,2-52 06,1-29 04,3,44 04,1-8 03,3-15 01,3-7 01,2-24 93,1-5 90,2-7	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1928 10 02	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2809	03,3-9 02,2-27 02,1-24 98,1-16 97,1-10	.	.	2011
1928 10 07->	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	(3rd) �Hot Chocolate�	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1928 10 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2810	98,4-14 .	corrTimner	.	2011
1928 10 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Path� Studio	.	.	DE2811	97,2-5 97,1-8	.	.	2011
1928 10 20	.	.	.	False Date	.	.	98,1-16 97,1-10 90,2-6 90,1-3	.	.	2011
1928 10 30	.	New York, N.Y.	44th Street Studios	.	.	DE2812	09,3-4 09,2-4 02,3-17 01,1-28 00,3-25 00,2-19 93,3-2 93,2-5 91,4-5 87,3-4 87,3-5 85,2-4 82,2-7	.	.	2011
November 1928
1928 11 10	.	New York, N.Y.	44thstreet Studios.	Victor recording session	.	DE2813	09,3-4 09,2-4 02,1-18 93,3-2 93,2-5 91,1-4 89,2-8 89,1-9 88,5-8 87,3-5 85,2-4 82,2-7	.	.	2011
1928 11 15	.	New York, N.Y.	44thstreet Studios.	.	.	DE2814	09,3-4 09,2-4 03,2-17 02,3-17	.	.	2011
1928 11 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	OKeh recording session	.	DE2815	06,2-52 04,1-8 88,2-4 88,1-3	corrTimner	.	2011
1928 11 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh-Columbia Studios	OKeh recording session	.	DE2816	06,2-52 06,1-29 04,1-8 88,2-4 88,1-3 82,4-5	corrTimner	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1928 11 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Path� Studio	.	.	DE2817	97,2-5 ,1-8	.	.	2011
December 1928
1928 12 12a	.	New York, N.Y.	Path� Studio	.	.	DE2818	97,2-5 97,1-8	.	.	2011
1928 12 12b	.	New York, N.Y.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1928 12 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Liederkranz Hall	Recording session Warren Bills and His Blue Serenaders recorded St.Louis Blues and Gems from Blackbirds of 1928. This orchestra of 25 musicians included Whetsel, Miley, Jenkins, Nanton, Bigard, Hodges, Carney, Ellington, Guy, Braud, Greer, an unknown female vocalist plus the 10 voice Hal Johnson choir, and Matty Malneck, violinist and conductor. Blackbirds of 1928 was a 518-performance Broadway production that opened in May 1928. Adelaide Hall was one of its stars.	.	DE2819	11,1-29 10,3-22 08,3-15 06,1-29 05,3-44 97,2-7	Stratemann, p.1 corrTimner	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	added 2011 updated 2012-08-10

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1929

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1929
1929 01 --	1929 04 --	New York, N.Y.	Club Harlem, African Room 388 Lenox Ave.	Sunday matinees	.	.	08,3-10	.	.	2011
1929 01 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2901	05,3-59 04,3-44 03,3-9 98,2-16	corrTimner	.	2011
1929 01 16	.	New York, N.Y.	44th Street St.	.	.	DE2902	06,1-29 00,3-25 98,2-16 97,2-7 82,5-4Timner	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
February 1929
1929 02	1929 06 30	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	Feb 1929 to June 1930: Ellington gained national exposure when he joined WABC and the Columbia (CBS) network, with broadcasts relayed �Coast-to-Coast.�	.	.	09,1-18 8,3-11	.	Ken Steiner	2011
1929 02 18	.	New York, N.Y.	46th Street St.	.	.	DE2903	00,1-25 98,2-16	corrTimner	.	2011
March 1929
1929 03 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2904	03,3-9 03,2-15 98,2-10/16 97,1-11 92,2-4 90,4-5	.	.	2011
1929 03 04	1929 03 15	New York, N.Y.	.	.	.	.	02,1-18 98,2-16 97,2-5 97,1-8 89,2-8	.	.	2011
1929 03 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2905	05,1-23+28 04,3-24+34+44 04,1-22+31 02,2-28 02,1-25 02,1-16 + 18 99,4-9 98,2-16 82,5-6	corrTimner	.	2011
1929 03 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Path� Studios	Cameo recording session	.	DE2906	.	.	.	2011
1929 03 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club (4th)	�Spring Birds�	.	.	.	Stratemann 686 Vail	.	2011
April 1929
1929 04 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Rockland Palace	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1929 04 04	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	.	.	DE2907	09,3-4 09,2-4 04,1-8 02,3-17 98,2-15	.	.	2011
1929 04 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Liederkranz Hall	.	.	DE2908	07,3-23 04,1-22 02,1-18 98,4-7 98,2-15/19 91,5-5 91,4-5 89,3-8 83,4-1	Vail corrTimner	.	2011
1929 04 21	1929 04 27	New York, N.Y.	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1929
1929 05 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Liederkranz Hall	.	.	DE2909	07,3-23+24 07,1-15 98,2-15 83,4-1	.	.	2011
1929 05 03	1929 05 04	Princeton	University.	.	.	.	Vail	.	.	2011
1929 05 06 Monday	1929 05 11? Saturday	New York, N.Y.	E.F.Albee Theater	"Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra is the headline vaudeville attraction at the E.F.Albee Theatre, Brooklyn, this week, replacing Jackie Coogan, who has been compelled to postpone his engagement to a later date due to an attack of laryngitis..." (Cooper's booking was from Monday to Saturday, but one wonders if he recovered quickly and may have resumed his schedule.)	New York Evening Post, 1929-05-06, p.18 Theatrical Notes, New York Times, 1929-05-06 Ad for Cooper, New York Times, 1929-05-05, p.119	.	.	.	1. djp, 2. steiner	added 2012-08-20
1929 05 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	Vail	.	.	2011
1929 05 28	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	Columbia recording session Duke Ellington and His Memphis Men: That Rhythm Man Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men: Beggar's Blues Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men: Saturday Night Function	.	DE2910	09,3-4 09,2-4 04,1-8 02,3-17 02,2-27 02,1-25 98,2-15 83,1-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-19
June 1929
1929 06 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Ziegfeld Theatre	Rehearsals	.	.	.	Vail		2011
1929 06 --	1929 06 29	Boston, Mass.	Colonial Theatre	"Show Girl"	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
July 1929
1929 07 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 02	1929 10 05	New York, N.Y.	Ziegfeld Theatre	�Show Girl� (111 performances )	.	.	02,3-17 83,2-2	.	.	2011
1929 07 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 11	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	WABC broadcast	.	.	.	.	C.H�llstr�m oct09	2011
1929 07 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2911	03,3-9 02,2-27 02,1-18+24 98,2-16 97,1-11 90,4-5 90,2-7 82,5-5	.	.	2011
August 1929
1929 08 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Gramercy Studios	"Black And Tan Fantasy" film	.	DE2913	09,3-4 09,2-4 98,2-15 82,5-5	Stratemann 5 Strat16 photos Bey C121 photo Vail22+photos corrTimner	.	2011
1929 08 02	.	New York, N.Y.	11 Union Square	.	.	DE2912	06,2-52 04,1-8 98,2-16	.	.	2011
September 1929
1929 09 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	.	97,1-10 94,2-7 94,1-6	.	.	2011
1929 09 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Path�/Cameo recording session	114 East 32nd St.	.	DE2914	09,3-4 09,2-4 98,2-15	.	.	2011
1929 09 29->	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club (5th)	"It's The BlackBerries�	.	.	.	Stratemann 688	.	2011
October 1929
1929 10 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Ziegfeld Theatre	Stage Show (last)	.	.	02,3-17	.	.	2011
1929 10 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2918	11,2-6 09,3-4 08,2-6 06,1-34 05,3-59 02,2-28 02,1-5+24 98,2-15	.	.	2011
November 1929
1929 11 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Liederkranz Hall	.	.	DE2919	98,2-15 91,4-5 82,5-5	corrTimner	.	2011
1929 11 20	.	New York, N.Y.	.	.	.	OKeh recording session, ND2920	06,2-52 04,1-8 98,2-15Timner	.	.	2011
1929 11 22	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Shadowland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1929
1929 12 08 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Forrest Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1929 12 10 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE2921	05,3-59 98,2-15 97,1-11 90,4-5	.	.	2011
1929 12 15 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Casino Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1929 12 18 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	no Desor Entry	03,3-9	.	.	2011
1929 12 18 Wednesday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Richmond Arm	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1929 12 22 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Ziegfeld Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1929 12 25 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Masonic Temple	Presumably a concert �Duke Ellington and his celebrated �Jungle Band� attracted a crowd of more than twelve hundred to the Masonic Temple Auditorium on Christmas Day, when from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. they entranced the admiring throng with their musical rhythm and syncopating strains.�	Review, Baltimore Afro-American, 1930 01 04, p2	.	DEMS12/1-20	.	Steiner	Added 2012-08-10
1929 12 28 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Academy Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011

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1930

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1930
1930 01 01	1930 01 31	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 01 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Audubon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 01 12	1930 01 17	New York, N.Y.	Crotona Theatre	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1930 01 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Crotona Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 01 19	1930 01 24	New York, N.Y.	Metropolitan Thea	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1930 01 20	1930 01 29	New York, N.Y.	(Rec Date Corr ?)	.	.	.	03,1-13 02,2-21 02,1-18 98,2-15 89,2-8 80,4-6	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 01 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Plaza recording session	114 East 32nd Street	.	DE3001	09,3-4 09,2-4	.	.	2011
February 1930
1930 02 01	1930 02 28	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 02 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE3002	03,3-9& 02,1-18& 98,2-15 84,1-2 82,5-5	.	.	2011
March 1930
1930 03 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Durium recording session Appearing as Harlem Hot Chocolates, sometime this month Ellington's band recorded Sing You Sinners and St. James' Infirmary for Durium's cardboard "Hit of the Week" series of records sold at newstands.	.	ND3003	00,3-25 00,2-19 98,2-15 88,1-1	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-01-29
1930 03 02 Sunday	1930 03 31	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	�Blackberries of 1930� revue Opening night, "after theatre" two distinct shows nightly, 12:15 and 2:00 am Ellington played other engagements during this show's run.	Playbill announcing the opening - Stratemann p.27 Programme - Stratemann p.691	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-19
1930 03 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Savoy Ballroom	Savoy's 4th Anniversary party .	.		.	Vail Stratemann p.26 citing NYA 1930-03-15	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-01-29
1930 03 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Rockland Palace	Harlem Revels Solidarity Ball	.	.	.	Vail Stratemann p.26 citing AN 12.3.30	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-01-29
1930 03 30 Sunday	1930 04 13 Sunday	New York, N.Y.	Fulton Theatre 46th St., west of Broadway	Stage show (described in DEMS 02/3 DEMS 17/1 "Maurice Chevalier in person 2 Weeks Only ...An informal, intimate entertainment in which he will sing his songs in French and in English --Accompanied by-- Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra Eves. inc. Sundays at 9. Mats. Wed.& Sat. 2 (illegible)" Stratemann reports Ellington's group played the 50 minutes and then moved to the pit, to accompany Chevalier for the second half.	Ad, New York Evening Post 1930-04-04	.	02,3-17 89,2-8	MIMM p.132 photo Stratemann p.26 Hasse p.127 photo Vail p.32 photo	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-19
April 1930
1930 04 01	1930 04 30	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 04 03	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	ND3005	.	.	04,1-8 02,1-18 99,1-13 82,1-6 81,5-2	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 04 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Bubbermiley Rec	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1930 04 11	.	New York, N.Y.	44th Street Studio	ND3006	.	.	99,1-13	.	.	2011
1930 04 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	ND3007	.	.	07,3-23+24 07,1-15 06,3-19 05,3-59 99,1-13 98,2-18 97,1-11 90,4-5 84,3-8 83,4-1 83,3-3 83,2-3	.	.	2011
May 1930
1930 05 01	1930 05 31	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 05 02	.	Princeton	Princeton University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 05 03	1930 05 09	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 05 09	.	Providence, R.I.	Univ New Gymnasium	.	.	.	.	M.Graff prev oct11 x2	.	2011
1930 05 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Bubber Miley recording session	.	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
1930 05 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 05 16	.	.	.	Bubber Miley Rec Date �Without You Emaline�	.	.	05,3-49	.	.	2011
1930 05 16	1930 05 29	New York, N.Y.	Palace Theatre	(doubling CottonClub)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1930
1930 06 01	1930 06 12	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 06 04	.	New York, N.Y.	46th Street Studio	ND3008	.	.	99,1-13 91,4-5	.	.	2011
1930 06 12	.	New York, N.Y.	1819 Broadway	.	.	.	ND3009	10,3-24 04,1-8 99,1-13 90,2-7 90,1-7 89,4-2 89,3-8	.	2011

1930 06 16	.	Baltimore, Md.	Wonderland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 06 19 Thursday	.	Mahanoy City, Penn.	Lakewood	"Thursday Dance."	ad, Mt. Carmel Index, 1930-06-19, p10	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 06 21 Saturday	.	Lancaster, Penn.	Rocky Springs Park	"Music Starts at 8 o'clock."	ad, p2, Reading Eagle, 19300615	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 06 23	1930 06 29	Philadelphia, Penn.	Pearl Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 06 30	.	Waltham, Mass.	Nuttings-On-The-Charles (a.k.a Nuttings Dance Hall) Prospect St. at the Charles River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1930
1930 07 01 Tuesday	.	Old Orchard Beach, Maine	Ocean Pier	"Dance O'er the Waves."	ad, Portland Press Herald, 1930-07-01, p4	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 07 03	.	Buzzards Bay	Bournehurst	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	(credit KenSteiner for all 05,1-7 entries)	2011
1930 07 05	.	Boston, Mass.	Moseley's	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1930 07 06	.	Boston, Mass.	Metropolitan Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 07 09	.	Johnson City	Pavilion	.	.	.	.	Vail37	.	2011
1930 07 11	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Pythian Temple	(likely in the Savoy Ballroom)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 07 12 Saturday	.	Columbus, Oh.	.Valley Dale Ballroom	"Dancing 9 to 2," with local broadcast over WCAH 10:00 to 10:30 pm.	ad, radio listing, Columbus Dispatch, 12Jul30, pp12, 13	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 07 16 Wednesday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Masonic Temple, Euclid St.	�Wednesday night when Duke Ellington played at the Masonic Temple on Euclid Street, he was greeted by a packed house.�	Thelma Louise, �Cleveland Squibs,� Baltimore Afro-American, 1930-07-26, p.18	.	12/1-20	.	Steiner
1930 07 24?	.	Lakeside Mich	Luna Pier	Preview	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11	2011
1930 07 25 Friday	.	Columbus, Oh.	Memorial Hall	Dance. "[T]he famous jazz king entertains members of his own race."	"Ellington Tickets Selling Well," Columbus Dispatch, 24Jul30, p18A	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 07 26	1930 07 27	Chicago, Ill.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 07 28 Monday	.	Kansas City, Mo	Paseo Hall	"Battle of Bands" versus Geo. E. Lee	ad, Kansas City Call, Home Ed., 25Jul30, p9	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 07 29	.	St. Louis	Star's Park	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1930 07 30 Wednesday	.	Omaha, Neb	City Auditorium	.	"Duke Ellington to Give Concert," Omaha Bee-News, 29Jul30, p12	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
August 1930
1930 08 01	1930 08 31	Los Angeles, Cal.	Rko Studios	Filming of Check and Double Check	.	DE3010	09,3-4 09,2-4 09,1-12 07,3-27 07,2-5 04,2-32+51 04,1-4+31 99,5-22	Stratemann 29 & MIMM79photo Vail38photos Stratemann 38+photos	.	2011
1930 08 20	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Studio	.	.	DE3011	02,2-28 02,1-18+24 00,2-15 98,1-17 97,2-7 85,2-4 83,4-1	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 08 21	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Cocoanut Grove	.	.	.	04,3-8	.	.	2011
1930 08 24 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal	George Olsen's Club	"Guest orchestra."	"Duke Ellington to Appear at Olsen's," Los Angeles Times, 23Aug30, pA7	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 08 26	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Studio	.	.	DE3012	02,1-18 98,4-14 98,1-17 89,4-2 89,3-8 85,2-4 84,1-3 83,4-1	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 08 29	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Shrine Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1930
1930 09 06	1930 09 12	New York, N.Y.	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 09 12 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y	Cotton Club	First advertisement for Ellington's return to the Cotton Club for the fall appeared 12Sep: "Appearing Nightly."	ad, New York Daily Mirror, 12Sep30	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1930 09 14	1930 09 30	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club (Return)	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 09 28	→	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	New Revue: �Brown Sugar�	.	.	.	Stratemann 692	.	2011
1930 09 28	→	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	NBC Red + NBC Blue network broadcasts	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	.	(credit KenSteiner as all 08,3-11 entries)	2011
1930 09 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcasts �Sept 1930�Feb 1931, Feb 1932, Mar-May 1933: Ellington�s switch to WJZ and WEAF, flagship stations of NBC�s two networks, the Blue and Red respectively, meant that the orchestra�s music was heard over more stations, with greater coverage and more prestige.�	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 09 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
October 1930
1930 10 01	1930 10 31	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 10 02	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 02	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio #4	ND3013	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 10 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 09	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Broadhurst Theatre	.	.	.	00,4-18	.	.	2011
1930 10 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 14	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Okeh recording session,	.	DE3014	10,1-16 06,2-52 04,1-8 02,1-18 01,3-13 01,2-18 00,4-18	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 10 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Roseland Ballroom, Broadway & 51st	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 10 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE3015	00,4-18 90,4-5 89,1-9	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 10 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Roxy Theatre ??	"RKO Theatre Of The Air" (NBC/WEAF-Broadcast)	.	.	09,1-18	Vail	.	2011
1930 10 27	New York City, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	.	DE3016	97,1-11	.	.	2011
1930 10 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh recording session	.	.	DE3017	10,1-16 06,2-52 04,1-8 01,3-13 98,4-7 97,2-20 89,3-8 88,1-1 83,2-6 83,1-4 79,2-1	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 10 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 10 31	1930 10 13	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1930
1930 11 01	1930 11 28	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 11 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Okeh recording session	.	.	DE3018	02,1-25 01,2-18+25 99,5-25	.	.	2011
1930 11 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 11	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 21	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio #1	.	.	DE3019	02,1-18 01,2-25 99,5-25 97,3-10 97,2-7 90,2-6 90,1-4 89,3-8	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 11 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 26	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio #2	.	.	DE3020	05,3-56 01,2-25	.	.	2011
1930 11 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 11 29	1930 11 30	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	�Double Check Revue�	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1930
1930 12 01	1930 12 06	New York, N.Y.	Lafayette Theatre, 132nd St. & 7th Ave. Harlem	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 12 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 02	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 12 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 09	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 10	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio #2	.	.	DE3021	01,2-25 93,2-3	corrTimner	.	2011
1930 12 11	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 13	1930 12 17	New York, N.Y.	Douglas Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 12 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Roseland Ballroom, Broadway & 51st	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1930 12 18	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Brunswick recording session Bill �Bojangles�.Robinson + HotsyTotsyGang	.	.	09,3-24	.	.	2011
1930 12 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1930 12 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1931
1931 01 01	1931 01 31	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 01 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 08	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Okeh recording session	.	DE3018	06,2-52 04,1-8 02,1-25 02,1-5+18 01,3-13 01,2-18+25 97,3-10 89,3-8 83,1-4	corrTimner	.	2011
1931 01 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Plaza/ARC recording session	114 E. 32nd St.	.	DE3101	09,3-4 09,2-4 03,1-13 97,3-10 93,2-3 90,1-4 83,4-3	corrTimner	.	2011
1931 01 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	.	00,3-22	.	.	2011
1931 01 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	.	.	DE3102	05,3-59 00,3-22 00,2-18 00,1-24 98,4-14	.	.	2011
1931 01 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 16	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio #2	ND3103	.	02,2-28 02,1-24 99,4-9 97,3-10	corrTimner	.	.	2011
1931 01 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Brunswick Studio	ND3104	.	05,3-59 02,2-28 02,1-24 97,1-11 85,2-4	.	.	.	2011
1931 01 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Rockland Palace	Chick Bullock voc	.	97,3-10	Vail	.	.	2011
1931 01 23	1931 01 31	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Paramount Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 01 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 01 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
February 1931
1931 02 01	1931 02 05	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Paramount Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 02 02	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 02 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	30 minute broadcast	.	.	09,1-18 08,3-11	�Corrected Traffic Sheets,� NBC-Master Books at Library of Congress	KenSteiner	2011
1931 02 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	Last night of engagement	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 02 05 Thursday	1931 02 11 WednEsday	Boston, Mass	Metropolitan Theatre	Correct opening date..The dance at the Hotel New Yorker reported six weeks earlier in the 24Dec30 Variety is unlikely to have occurred on this date, if at all. The band was working in Boston.	daily ads, Boston Post	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1931 02 07	1931 02 11	Boston, Mass.	Metropolitan Th	.	.	.	05,1-7	Stratemann 47	.	2011
1931 02 09	.	Boston, Mass.	Ambassador Pal.	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 02 11?	.	New York, N.Y.	Hotel New Yorker	Dance	.	.	02,2-19	.	.	2011
1931 02 13	1931 02 19	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Thea	Ivie Anderson joined	.	.	01,2-15	.	.	2011
1931 02 20	1931 02 26	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 02 27	1931 02 28	Chicago, Ill.	Uptown Theatre	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
March 1931
1931 03 01	1931 03 05	Chicago, Ill.	Uptown Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 03 06	1931 03 12	Chicago, Ill.	Paradise Theat	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 03 13	1931 03 19	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Theat	.	.	.	05,1-7	Hassephoto Vail 49 photo	.	2011
1931 03 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 03 20	1931 03 26	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 03 27	.	Waukegan, Ill.	Rivoli	false date	.	.	.	.	Steiner aug11	2011
1931 03 28	.	Joliet	Rialto Theatre	False date	.	.	.	.	Steiner aug11	2011
1931 03 27	1931 03 29	Peoria Ill.	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	KenSteiner aug11	2011
1931 03 30	1931 03 01	Joliet, Ill.	Rialto Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	KenSteiner aug11	2011
April 1931
1931 04 03	1931 04 09	Omaha	World Theatre	.	.	.	02,2-19	.	.	2011
1931 04 09	.	Omaha	Fontanelle Hotel	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 04 11	1931 04 17	Minneapolis, Minn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 04 18 Saturday	1931 04 21 Tuesday	Des Moines, Iowa	Paramount Theatre	(corrected closing date)	daily ads, Des Moines Tribune	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	added 2011 updated 2012-01-12
1931 04 23	1931 04 29	Denver	Denver Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1931
1931 05 01	1931 05 07	Kansas City	Newman The	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 05 08	1931 05 14	St. Louis	Ambassador Th	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 10	.	St. Louis	Cotton Club	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 12	.	St. Louis	Pythian Hall	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 13	.	St. Louis	People's Aud	Guests	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 14	.	St. Louis	Pythian Hall	Guests	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 --	.	St. Louis	Koch Hospital	/td>	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 15	1931 05 21	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Thea	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 05 22 Friday	1931 05 28 Thursday	Buffalo, N.Y.	Shea's Buffalo Theater	"Duke Ellington and Band at The Shea Buffalo Theater Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club orchestra, 'the hottest band in the world,' will appear, in person at Shea's Buffalo beginning Friday. Duke Ellington and his band are making appearances at a few of the larger cities throughout the country, and Michael Shea arranged for their appearance at Shea's Buffalo... "'Doctors' Wives,' co-starring Joan Bennett and Warner Baxter, will be the screen presentation..."	The Times, Batavia, N.Y. 1931-05-21 Erie County Independent, Hamburg, N.Y., 1931-05-21	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-19
1931 05 29	1931 05 31	Toronto, Ont.	Impereal Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1931
1931 06 01	1931 06 04	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 06 06	1931 06 19	Philadelphia, Penn.	Pearl Th.	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 06 11	.	Camden, N.J.	Church Studio #2	.	.	DE3105	10,1-28 09,3-4 09,2-4 94,1-6	.	.	2011
1931 06 16	.	Camden, N.J.	Church Studio #2	.	.	DE3106	.	.	.	2011
1931 06 17	.	Camden, N.J.	Church Studio #2	.	.	DE3107	04,1-22 02,1-18	.	.	2011
1931 06 17	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Market A.	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 06 18	.	New York, N.Y.	(Not De)	.	.	.	01,3-20 83,1-4	corrTimner	.	2011
1931 06 18	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Shadowland	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 06 19 Friday	.	Reading, Penn.	Berkshire Country Club	"The Casa [L]oma Orchestra and Duke Ellington played for dancing."	"Misses Nicolls and Brother Entertain at Dance at Berkshire C.C.," Reading Eagle, 20Jun31	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11 & K.Steiner Dec 2012	added 2011 updated 2012-01-16
1931 06 20	.	Bemus Point	Casino	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 06 21a	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Roosevelt T	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 06 21b	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Motor Square	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 06 22	.	Erie, Penn.	Rainbow Gardens	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 06 23	.	Carrolltown	Sunset B	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 06 24 Wednesday	.	Hershey, Penn.	Hershey Park Ballroom	.	"Duke Ellington at Hershey Park Tonight," Lebanon Daily News, 24Jun31, p24	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11 & K.Steiner Dec 2012	added 2011 updated 2012-01-16
1931 06 25 Thursday	.	Yankee Lake, Ohio	Yankee Lake Pavilloon or Yankee Lake Ballroom,	.	ad, Youngstown Vindicator, 25Jun31, p26	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11 & K.Steiner Dec 2012	added 2011 updated 2012-01-16
1931 06 26	1931 06 30	Toledo	Paramount Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 06 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Bubber Miley recording session	.	.	.	06,1-29	.	S.Hoefsmit (06,1-29)	2011
July 1931
1931 07 01	1931 07 02	Toledo, Oh.	Paramount Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 07 04	1931 07 10	Cleveland, Oh.	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1931 07 13	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago	StadIUM	.	.	.	.	KenSteiner aug11 (not 11th)	2011
1931 07 14	1931 07 31	Chicago, Ill.	Lincoln Tavern	.	.	.	.	.	KenSteiner aug11 (not 12-31)	2011
1931 07 26	.	Chicago, Ill.	Wgn	Broadcast	.	.	02,2-19	.	.	2011
August 1931
1931 08 01 Tue	1931 08 10	Chicago, Ill.	Lincoln Tavern	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 08 11	.	Chicago, Ill.	Brunswick St. B	Recording session, Brunswick Studios; Dick Voynow producer	.	DE9047	09,3-4 09,2-4 05,3-59 05,2-20+36 01,2-12+13	New Desor Correction Sheet 1073	KG, Carl		updated 2011-12-29
1931 08 12 Wednesday	.	Michigan City, Ind	Oasis Ballroom	.	ad, South Bend Tribune, 11Aug31, p5	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1931 08 13	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Modernistic Ballroom, State Fair Park	.	.	.	05,2-36 05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 08 14	1931 08 20	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Theatre	.	.	.	05,2-36	.	.	2011
1931 08 15	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	�Grand Picnic�	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 08 19	.	Chicago, Ill.	8th Reg Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 08 21	1931 08 27	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 08 31	.	Detroit, Mich.	Graystone Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1931
1931 09 01 Tuesday	.	Grand Rapids, Mich	Ramona Gardens	.	ad, Grand Rapids Herald, 30Aug31, Building and Theatres section, p7	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1931 09 02 Wednesday	.	Paw Paw Lake, Mich	Woodward's Pavilion	.	ad, South Bend Tribune, 1Sep31, p7	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1931 09 04	.	Peoria, Ill.	Mackinaw Dells	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 09 05	.	.	.	Peripheral event "The bands controlled by Irving Mills, white, New York orchestra representative, who has under his wings Duke Ellington, Blue Rhythm Boys and Cab Calloway, are constantly in 'hot water.' James Petrillo, white, president of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, drove another spike into the long existing rift between Mills and himself by hauling Duke Ellington before his tria board and causing a two grand ($2,000) fine to be slapped on the Mills controlled band. Recently Petrillo barred Mills from placing units into two local spots. The amount involved in the under scale payment totalled less than $60. Action against the unit put into an embarrassing position George Smith, president of the colored musicians' local, No. 208... When Ellington and his men came in to play a four-week engagement at the Lincoln Tavern, they deposited their traveling cards with Smith. Ellington at the time remarked that he intended to use three of his musicians for doubling and asked for the prvailing local rate. The (illegible) Smith gave him at $125, it later developed, was $4.92 less per man weekly than that listed by the union. The difference was discoverd by Petrillo after the Duke closed his Tavern date. All during the investigation Smith maintained it was all his fault and protested againt putting (a?) stiff fine on Duke. ... Duke is taking an appeal against th epenalty to the union's national executive board..."			The Afro-American, week of Sept.5, 1931	.	Added 2012-08-26
1931 09 05 Saturday	.	Davenport, Io.	Danceland Ballroom	"Dancing 9:00 pm to 1:00 am."	ad, Davenport Democrat and Leader, 4Sep31, p8	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2012-01-12
1931 09 06 Sunday	.	Dubuque, Io.	Woodland (Formerly Union Park)	.	ad+preview ad, Oelwein Daily Register, 2Sep31, p8	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11 & K.Steiner Dec 2012	2011, updated 2012-01-12
1931 09 07	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Modernistic Ballroom State Fair Park,	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 09 09	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Graystone B.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 09 10	.	Erie, Penn.	Rainbow Gardens	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 09 11	1931 09 17	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Stanley Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 09 19	1931 09 25	Philadelphia, Penn.	Pearl Thea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 09 26	1931 09 30	Washington	Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1931
1931 10 ??	.	???	.	Benefit For �Scottsboro Boys�	.	.	.	TDESdec10	.	2011
1931 10 01	1931 10 02	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 10 01?	.	Washington	White House	.	.	.	02,2-19	RITphoto TDESdec10	.	2011
Duke Ellington to Tour Paramount Publix Circuit for Six Months Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra are about to begin a six months tour of motion Picture Theatres For The Paramount-Publix Circuit Which Will Take This celebrated "organization into most of the large cities in the east and middle west. Except for an occasional engagement here and there, dance lovers will not have an opportunity during this period to step to the favorite music of Harlem' s aristocrat of jazz, unless the(y) pick up the Duke via the radio, for he is expected to broadcast at least once in almost every city he visits. Although the last Ellington dance tour was a tremendous success, the Duke and his band Were Such A Sensation On The Stage, Particularly During Their Four engagements within six months at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, that Publix theatre officials prevailed upon Irving Mills, his personal manager, to book another tour of their circuit. It is probable that at the conclusion of this route the Duke and his men will go to HollyWood For Another Motion Picture, Although Insistent Demands Of Ballroom managers everywhere for the attraction may upset these plans and make another dance tour imperative. The Ellington unit is dividing its time this month between independent theatres in PhiLadelphia And Washington, Following Which It Plays One Week At The Stanley theatre in Jersey City, then begins its Paramount route. source: The New York Age, 1931-10-03
1931 10 03	1931 10 09	Philadelphia, Penn.	Pearl Thea	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 10 10	1931 10 16	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 10 12	.	Washington, D.C.	Masonic Temp	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 10 1-?	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	(visit planned but cancelled ?)	.	.	02,2-19	TDESdec10	.	2011
1931 10 17 Saturday	.	Harrisburg, Penn.	Madrid Ballroom	"8:30 p.m."	preview & ad, Reading Eagle, 16oct31, p38	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11 & K.Steiner Dec 2012	added 2011 updated 2012-01-16
1931 10 20	.	Worcester	Mechanics Hall	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 10 22	.	Springfield	Butterfly Br	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 10 30	1931 10 31	New Haven, Conn.	Paramount Thea	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
November 1931
1931 11 01	1931 11 05	New Haven, Conn.	Paramount Thea	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 11 03	.	New Haven, Conn.	Music Hall	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 11 06	.	Cambridge	Copley Plaza	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 11 06	1931 11 12	Boston, Mass.	Metropolitan Thea	.	.	.	05,1-7	Vail	.	2011
1931 11 13 Friday	1931 11 18 Wednesday	Buffalo, N.Y.	Shea's Buffalo Theatre	Duke Ellington and His Famous orchestra, direct from a sensationally successful tour of theatres and ballrooms in the leading cities of the Middle West and East, will be given a return engagement on the stage at Shea's Buffalo beginning Friday.	The Evening News (Tonawanda, N.Y.), 1931-11-12, p.9	.	.	Stratemann, p.49 (shows starting Nov.12)	.	2011
1931 11 20	1931 11 30	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Theatre	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 11 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1931
1930 12 01	1930 12 03	Chicago, Ill.	Oriental Theatre	.	.	.	05,1-7	Vail	.	2011
1931 12 04 Friday	1931 12 10 Thursday	St. Louis, Mo.	Ambassador Theatre	.	daily ads, St. Louis Globe-Democrat	.	.	.	K.Steiner Dec 2012	Added 2011 updated 2012-01-16
1931 12 11	1931 12 17	Indianapolis, Ind.	Indiana Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 12 18	.	Urbana, Ill.	Univ New Gym	�Junior Prom�	.	.	.	DailyIllini-ad M.Graff	.	2011
1931 12 19	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Indiana Roof	.	.	.	05,1-7	Vail	.	2011
1931 12 21	.	St. Louis	New Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1931 12 22	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Graystone B	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1931 12 25	1931 12 31	Detroit, Mich.	Fisher Theatre	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
1931 12 25	.	Detroit, Mich.	Naval Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1932
1932 01 04 Monday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Pythian Temple	(1)One night only. Duke was crowned winner of the Pittsburgh Courier's "Most Popular Orchestra" contest. (2)The band broadcast from the Pythian Temple locally over WCAE at 10:00 pm, opening a special two-and-a-half hour WCAE Dedication Program (as a member of NBC), but did not participate in the 10:30 to 11:30 portion of the broadcast carried nationally as had been announced in the Courier. (3)"...in 1932, for example, a Duke Ellington concert before a live audience of 3,000 was broadcast nationwide..." (4)"The largest event in the Temple�s history was held in January 1932. Almost 3,000 fans from across the country attended Duke Ellington�s coronation as the �King of Jazz� by the Pittsburgh Courier. Ellington�s concert was broadcast nationally from radio station WCAE (later known as WTAE). The Duke�s wife, sister, and mother attended to watch him receive the Courier�s �Loving Cup.�"	(1)"Ellington is Presented With Courier Loving Cup, Record Crowd Out," Pittsburgh Courier, 9Jan32, p1 (2) Darnell V. Martin, "We Now Present," Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, 4Jan32, p15; "Duke in Nat'l Broadcast from Temple Monday," Pittsburgh Courier, 2Jan32, p.A1; NBC Radio Logs, WEAF, 4Jan32	.	.	(3)Webpage - Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (4)Webpage - Pythian Temple–Savoy Ballroom – Pittsburgh Music History	K.Steiner Dec 2012 + djp	added 2011, updated 2012-01-16
1932 01 06	.	Mohawk, N.Y.	Snell's Dancing Academy	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, citing Chicago Defender, 23.1.32 p.7	.	2011
1932 01 08	1932 01 14	Philadelphia, Penn.	Mastbaum Theater	This was the 8th largest theatre in the US and its grandeur "helped put Philadelphia on the national movie map for releases."	.	.	.	Stratemann p.50, citing Variety 12.1.32, p.62	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-17
1932 01 16	1932 01 22	Washington, D.C.	Earle Theatre	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.50, citing Variety 12.1.32, p.62	.	2011
1932 01 23	1932 01 29	Baltimore, Md.	Hippodrome	.	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	2011
February 1932
1932 02 01	1932 02 10	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	09,2-6	.	(credit KenSteiner as all 09,2-6 entries)	2011
1932 02 05	1932 02 11	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1932 02 05	1932 02 11	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Paramount Thea	doubling with Cotton Club	.	.	09,2-6 05,1-7	.	.	2011
1932 02 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	Broadcast WEAF+NBC-Red network	.	.	09,2-6	.	.	2011
1932 02 02	.	New York, N.Y.	.	ARC recording session	.	DE3201	11,1-29 08,2-14 05,3-59	.	.	2011
1932 02 03	.	New York, N.Y.	.	RCA recording session	.	DE3202	02,2-27 02,1-24 89,4-2 89,3-8 85,3-3 85,2-11	.	(credit Jerry Valburn for all 85,3-3 entries)	2011
1932 02 04	.	New York, N.Y.	.	ARC recording session	.	DE3203	11,1-29 05,3-59 83,1-4	corrTimner	.	2011
1932 02 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Cub	Broadcast WEAF+NBC-Red network	.	.	09,2-6	.	.	2011
1932 02 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Cotton Club	Broadcast WJZ +NBC-Red network	.	09,2-6	.	.	.	2011
1932 02 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Earl Carroll Theat	.	.	05,1-7	.	.	.	2011

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