Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning virtuoso jazz flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer who had a left-field Top 5 pop hit with "Feels So Good" in 1978 and released some 30 albums during his career ...
Sheila Jordan, the jazz vocalist who tugged at the boundaries of music whether she was scat-singing or freshly interpreting songs by Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hart, or Jimmy Webb, died on Monday. She ...
The death of Cleo Laine Thursday at the age of 97 has inspired a slew of admiring headlines for the acclaimed English vocal and theater star, nearly all of them hailing her as a great jazz singer.
Chuck Mangione, the jazz musician whose "Feels So Good" cracked the top 10 pop chart in the 1970s, died Tuesday, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...
LONDON — Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s greatest contribution to the quintessentially American music, has ...
Alyssa Allgood started singing when she was in the sixth grade and she is singing still, as she was last weekend at Jazz Showcase, that South Loop treasure. She and her band — Greg Ward (alto sax), ...
Aficionados, and her fellow musicians, considered her one of the best living vocalists. But she chose not to seek a bigger spotlight. By Clay Risen Nancy King was just 14 years old when she decided ...
On Tuesday, July 22, Grammy-winning Jazz musician Chuck Mangione peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, according to Rochester First, which reported the news today.
Jazz singer Carol Sloane prepares for her last show while reflecting on her long and storied career. In this portrait of artistic resilience, jazz singer Carol Sloane prepares at age 82 for her final ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sheila Jordan - Credit: Marc Marnie/Redferns/Getty Images Sheila Jordan, the jazz vocalist who tugged at the boundaries of music ...