This annual event is co-produced by the Duke Ellington Center for the Arts and the American Tap Dance Foundation to commemorate Duke Ellington’s birthday and in celebration of National Tap Dance Day on May 25th.

This event is FREE & open to the public, co-hosted by Mercedes Ellington & Tony Waag and feature performances by the Duke Ellington Center Big Band and a host of musicians, dancers and vocalists.

The Duke Ellington Statue is on 5th Avenue and 110th Street in Manhattan.