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, ...

Known as the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald popularised "scat singing" where she used her voice to sound like a ...

This year is the centennial of the birth of Anita O’Day, born Anita Belle Colton, a daring jazz vocalist who developed her own style and created a vast body of innovative vocals while being tagged ...

The veteran festival producer and CEO opens up about four decades of championing South African jazz and why the 2026 Joy of ...

Tour Joins the Global Celebration of March's Women in Jazz Month. On March 6th, award-winning jazz singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones is set to ignite her Women in Jazz Month Tour at Denver’s premier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clare Teal (backstage at the Royal Albert Hall) will be back on the airwaves in 2026 for two special shows on Boom Radio - Andrew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cleo Laine at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, 1969 - David Redfern/Redferns Dame Cleo Laine, the singer and actress who has died aged 97, ...

Reflecting upon her extraordinary 25-year career as one of Los Angeles’ premiere and most respected jazz producers, Barbara Brighton connects powerfully with—and continues to wholeheartedly embody—an ...