Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress.
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Mel Tormé
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed “The Velvet Fog”, was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the musi
Ledisi
Ledisi Anibade Young (/ˈlɛdɪsiː/; born March 28, 1972), better known simply as Ledisi, is an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter, and actress. Her first name means “t
Sarah Vaughn
Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed “Sassy” and “The Divine One”, she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter r
Gregory Porter
Do You Know Gregory Porter? Hailed by NPR Music as “the next great male jazz singer,” California-born singer and songwriter Gregory Porter’s music career began over
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Worldwide Concert for Our Culture: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2020 Virtual Gala I watched the most interesting concert. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis with special pe