A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she was virtually unknown in the United States.
Category: Jazz
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Don Cherry
Listen to favorite songs by an adventurous musician who pushed the boundaries of jazz, selected by writers and musicians including Nailah Hunter, Kieran Hebden and the artist’s son Eagle-Eye Cherry.
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Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis in Close-Up at Jazz Concerts
Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis, recent pioneers at the Metropolitan Opera, returned to earlier works in a pair of performances over the weekend.
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Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Set for Broadway
“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
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Amaro Freitas Takes His Jazz Somewhere New: The Amazon
For his latest album, “Y’Y,” the Brazilian composer looked to inspirations in nature and experiments with prepared pianos.
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How Beyoncé Jolted the Cuban Singer Daymé Arocena Into a Fresh Era
The prodigious jazz singer came to embrace her inner pop star on a new album made with Visitante from Calle 13.
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‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New Generation
Jason Michael Webb, the show’s guest music director, said he wants audiences at the musical about Jelly Roll Morton to experience “a time period that does not exist anymore.”
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New Songs by Kacey Musgraves, Maggie Rogers, girl in red and More
Hear tracks by Beth Gibbons, girl in red, Angélica Garcia and others.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love John Coltrane
Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of 15 musicians, scholars, poets, writers and other experts.
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Marlena Shaw, Venerable Nightclub Chanteuse, Dies at 84
She sang jazz (with Count Basie, among others) and later funk and disco, frequently in intimate venues, where she regaled audiences with tales of old love affairs.
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The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100
A jazz musician considers the legacy and unfulfilled promise of George Gershwin’s catchy — or you could say corny — repertory staple.