Graham's newest side project: a band called Duke that plays only music out of the Duke Ellington songbook. The next Duke show is June 22nd at the Hole-In-The-Wall. This will be its own band of sorts in Austin but blend with Golden Arm Trio out of town. Ultimately the plan is for the material to be developed into the next GAT album after The Tick-Tock Club. The set will consist of a mix of recognizable classics and more obscure tunes from throughout Duke's long career. As he was a bandleader as well as a composer, and many of his orchestra's signature songs came from various members of the band (as well as Billy Strayhorn), song choice will not be limited to material exclusively composed by Ellington but anything closely associated with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Here's the current list of tunes under consideration: Caravan, Come Sunday, Perdido, East St. Louis Toodle-oo, The Mooch, In a Sentimental Mood, Mood Indigo, Cottontail, The Shepherd, C Jam Blues, Tough Truckin', Echoes of Harlem, In a Mellow Tone, Money Jungle, Anatomy of a Murder (Main Theme), The Jeep is Jumpin', Bluebird of Delhi, Blue Pepper, and Amad. Anyone with a song request send an email to graham : at : grahamreynolds.com.

NEED NEW DUKE NAME
It seems that not only is there a band called Duke, but they're right here in Austin. Any other ideas?