Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. At the end, everyone came out for a performance of “On the Sunny Side of the ...

When I was new to the music, all the standard histories of jazz were keen to dismiss what they derisively referred to as the “Vaudeville Blues” singers of the Jazz Age. I remember one line in ...

A note to those who feel, not without merit, that popular culture is getting so stiflingly politically correct and even “woke” that it is being strangled to death: In 1989, when I published my book ...

Over her 20-year career, Judy Wexler has earned the reputation as one of the most compelling West Coast jazz vocalists. Known for her warm voice and affective interpretation of lyrics, her repertoire ...

Music festivals are always a wonderful way to catch talented rising stars before they launch into the stratosphere. Some lucky Savannah Music Festival concertgoers got to see jazz singing phenom ...

Much of today's best Latin jazz embraces old traditions to create something new. NPR Producer Felix Contreras spotlights five female singers whose... Latina Jazz: Spanish-Speaking Vocalists Latina ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek walked the red carpet Sunday night at the Grammys in L.A. and then took a ...

The field of female jazz vocalists continues to swell with a plethora of new material overflowing the market as productions continue to be released daily. Against this backdrop lies a select number of ...

The festival never disappoints with the female jazz vocalists it finds from around the world. Of course, there are those like Norah Jones and Samara Joy (she's back again this year) who become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. I have compiled a subjective, non-exhaustive list of 50 Black ...

If you ask music fans today, you may get a common refrain—who runs the world? Girls! Well, at least that’s what the newest country star Beyoncé has said. And with each passing day, we believe her.

Ada Rovatti's curiously titled album, The Hidden World of Piloo, has a tale attached (and a tail). Piloo is an affectionate name Rovatti's father has called her since childhood, after a “naughty" cat ...