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2025 WELCOMER


MERCEDES ELLINGTON
​Mercedes Ellington, Director/Choreographer, Producer, Performer, and Family Historian. The founder, CEO and Artistic Director of The Duke Ellington Center For the Arts, a not for profit 501(C)(3) since 2007, she currently presents concerts with Tony Waag and his American Tap Dance Foundation, at Birdland and other venues based on the musical output from the Ellington catalogue of almost 3,000 compositions.
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