Sheila Jordan, a prolific jazz singer who helped pioneer a bebop and scat singing style, has died. She was 96. Jordan’s death was announced by her daughter, Tracey, in an Instagram post on Monday, Aug ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21, as part of the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival.

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Thanks to A Complete Unknown and the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, the concept of musicians intentionally throwing their audiences for a loop is back in the national ...

Samara Joy, 25, is a jazz singer and the winner of five Grammy Awards. Her most recent album, “Portrait,” was released last year, and she currently is on a global tour through the fall. She spoke with ...

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who had a devoted following among jazz fans, though she was less well-known to wider audiences. She died Monday at the age of 96 ...

The Marshall University Winter Jazz Festival returns Feb. 25-27, its 57th event. Hosted by the Marshall University School of Music, the festival will take place at the Smith ...

This Jazz Appreciation Month, a Philadelphia jazz artist is putting a fresh spin on an old genre — using her lyrics to speak directly to today's women. Singer, composer and arranger Lora Sherrodd is ...

The ninth edition of London’s grass roots jazz festival offered a brilliant and varied range of gigs in the capital’s main jazz quarter. The Soho Jazz Festival, produced by Nathan Britton and George ...

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 ...