An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter ...
When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today. From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, ...
Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro’s prior full-length record, on which his baritone voice supported the Metropolitan Jazz ...
Harmonia Concert Series presents internationally known jazz and pop singer Abbigail Riccards in concert at Faith Community United Church of Christ on Sunday, Nov. 16. She will be accompanied by ...
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will ring in the holiday season with vocalist extraordinaire Denzal Sinclaire at Home for the Holidays Dec. 4-8. Led by Bandleader Byron Stripling, the orchestra and ...
A notable lineup of singers will join the Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band for the Scranton Jazz Festival Christmas Spectacular on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Ritz Theater and Performing Arts Center in ...
When I was new to the music, all the standard histories of jazz were keen to dismiss what they derisively referred to as the “Vaudeville Blues” singers of the Jazz Age. I remember one line in ...
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 ...
In the long annals of the Monterey Jazz Festival, 2025 will be remembered as the year of the diva. That’s not to say that Instrumental virtuosity will be wanting at the 68th edition of the world’s ...