Nina Russell, left, is pictured in a photograph to advertise her 1950 jazz concert at the Cadillac Hotel in Whitefish with pianist Marie Jordan. Russell performed on organ and piano and was a long-time visitor and performer in the Flathead Valley before moving here later in life.
March 1, 2017
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March 1, 2017 4 a.m.
Renowned jazz musician was consummate entertainer
Nina Russell loved to tell the story of how she first met legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington at a Chicago nightclub.