“Becoming Ella Fitzgerald” is largely a story of gaining access — to venues, to airwaves, to facilities (Fitzgerald and her band were famously shunted to the back of a long Pan Am ...

Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 ...

University Prof. Augusta Read Thomas’s ‘Bebop Kaleidoscope’ embraces refractions of light, jazz and transformation ...

To remember the life and work of Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as 'the first lady of song', Radio 2 is hosting a special night in memory of the iconic jazz and soul star. Listen to Jamie ...

December 22, 2020 • Every year, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton go on a musical holiday adventure. This year, they take a rocket ride to outer space and are joined by a ...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a gifted American jazz artist. She had a warm and lovely voice, with notable rhythmic sense, versatility, and intonation, as well as exceptional talent at scat singing.

How many Broadway shows has Ella Fitzgerald been in? Ella Fitzgerald has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Ella Fitzgerald been in? Ella Fitzgerald has not appeared in ...

Golson was one of the few surviving jazz masters of the 1950s, a golden age during which the innovations of the 1940s, known ...

The Oct. 24-26 event will feature nine overseas directors and actresses of African descent, including two who played in ...

Originally from Hungerford, Steph Richardson returns to guest with the 18-piece band for their Arlington Arts debut.

One day last February, inside a fairly plain, concrete-block building in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Samara Joy stood in a glass ...