Born in Massachusetts, she built a following in Parisian nightclubs before returning to the U.S., where she had a successful career as a torch singer.
Category: Music
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California’s ‘Souldies’ Scene Puts a Fresh Spin on a Beloved Sound
For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom.
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‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Review: A Singer’s Soul
This largely by-the-book documentary about the musician Jeff Buckley is most memorable for highlighting the earnest, sensitive soul behind the music.
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Brooklyn Rider Still Has More to Say With the String Quartet
The group is celebrating its 20th-anniversary season with a series of concerts that look back, one player says, “with a lot of forward motion.”
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Hoping to See Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? Here Are 6 Things to Do While You’re There.
His sold-out residency highlights elements of Puerto Rican culture that many visitors miss, but a little digging can give travelers a richer experience.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Roy Hargrove
This virtuoso trumpeter bridged jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul on his own records and in collaborations with D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and the Roots. Listen to 13 selections.
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ECM New Series Reset My Expectations for Classical Music
For 40 years, ECM New Series has been a product of its founder’s vision and an indispensable part of the recording landscape.
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Heather Cox Richardson Enters the History of ‘Lincoln Portrait’
Cox Richardson, the historian behind the newsletter Letters From an American, discusses preparing for the narrator role in Aaron Copland’s piece.
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He Survived the Khmer Rouge and Built a Musical Legacy
Kong Nay, a blind lute player who endured the horrors of a totalitarian regime, exposed a new generation of Cambodians to their country’s traditional music.
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Ken Marino and David Wain Are Rocking Out With Their Dad Jam Band
The members of Middle Aged Dad Jam Band are known for making people laugh. But they take their music seriously.