How did Mr. Ellington compose and pick his musicians for his orchestra. What type of music did they say he played, what was the band called, who were some of the dancers, what were the mob ties associated with the Cotton Club, who could come in as a patron/customer of the Cotton Club.

Your assignment is to read chapter 4 on Duke Ellington by Treachout. The racist policies of the Cotton Club, who were the owners of the Cotton Club. How did Mr. Ellington compose and pick his musicians for his orchestra. What type of music did they say he played, what was the band called, who were some of the dancers, what were the mob ties associated with the Cotton Club, who could come in as a patron/customer of the Cotton Club. Where was it located? What invention helped make Mr. Ellington famous?