Dharma ([dÊ±ÉÉ¾mÉ] ; Sanskrit: à¤§à¤°à¥à¤® dharma, listen (helpÂ·info) ; Pali: à¤§à¤®à¥à¤® dhamma) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. There is no single word translation for dharma in western languages.
As a pianist Duke Ellington was originally an excellent stride player who gained the respect of such giants as James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and his main influence Willie The Lion Smith.
I studied Duke. He was famous because he made great Jazz music. People all over loved it. By the way, he was a black american. He was a great jazz pianist, composed many songs â¦ , and had his own band. I'm pretty sure it was called The Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra or something such as that.