Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene in Detroit and New York City. Originally broadcast in 1981 and 1988. This ...

Music fans are mourning the death of legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who passed away at the age of 96. She had been an instrumental figure in the jazz scene, inspiring generations of vocalists.

The singer Elaine Dame has had an interesting life, so far. She was telling me about its latest chapter earlier this month. It was a few days before her performance at Winter’s Jazz Club and she said, ...

Music fans are mourning the death of legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who passed away at the age of 96. She had been an instrumental figure in the jazz scene, inspiring generations of vocalists.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital of the World," with decades worth of artists sharing their sounds throughout the city. It's impossible not to acknowledge the contribution of ...

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 See more of our coverage in your search ...

If cruising TikTok were a talent, we’d never need another résumé. During a recent scroll, we stumbled across a smooth pop-rock blast from the past, courtesy of Neil Diamond. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s ...

Sheryl Bailey, the nationally revered jazz guitarist, plays a series of shimmering ascending and descending chords to open “Cedar’s Mood,” then segues to a sophisticated, elegant solo. Her sidemen — ...

It seems like Columbia’s jazz scene is stronger than ever. If you talk to those in a position to know, the crop of jazz musicians working around the Midlands has never been stronger. Every year, USC’s ...

On a recent frigid Saturday night, snow still sticking to the ground, I approach Sharp 9 Gallery. A velvet curtain swings open to reveal an intimate space—rows of candlelit tables and chairs, a petite ...

Originally published in London in 1986 by Quartet Books LTD, Bob Gordon's seminal work on the jazz styles and groups that developed primarily in Los Angeles in the 1950s has long been out-of-print and ...