Gregory Porter, the soulful crooner who helped make jazz a topic of conversation for mainstream music listeners, has a new podcast. Gregory Porter – The … Read More “Gregory Porter to Debut New Podcast The Hang on August 8″
Lauded singer Kurt Elling will debut his long-in-the-works noir musical drama, The Big Blind, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York on … Read More “Kurt Elling to Debut Noir Drama at Jazz at Lincoln Center”
H&H Classics, the specialist auction house dedicated to the sale of collectors’ vehicles, will launch its first online live auction on Feb. 2, 2019—and the … Read More “Last Car Owned by Frank Sinatra to Be Sold in Online Auction”
Laurin Talese is the winner of the 7th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, also known as the SASSY Awards. At the New Jersey Performing Arts Center … Read More “Laurin Talese Wins Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition”
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the five jazz vocalists who will compete in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition on Sunday, Nov. … Read More “NJPAC Announces 2018 Sarah Vaughan Competition Finalists”
The singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding yesterday (Oct. 7) released the first installment of her new musical suite, 12 Little Spells, which she is unveiling … Read More “Esperanza Spalding Casts First of “12 Little Spells” Online”
The North Carolina birthplace and childhood home of the late singer/songwriter, musician, and activist Nina Simone has been named a National Treasure by the National … Read More “Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Designated National Treasure”
Supporting her 2017 album release Turn Up the Quiet, pianist/singer Diana Krall will launch a new 21-date U.S. tour Oct. 3 in Waterbury, Conn. According … Read More “Diana Krall Announces New Tour Dates”
The Texas-raised, Louisiana-based singer Quiana Lynell has been named the winner of the sixth annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, held on Sunday as part … Read More “Quiana Lynell Wins Sarah Vaughan Competition”
In support of her recently released Turn Up the Quiet album for Verve, pianist and singer Diana Krall will be adding another leg to her … Read More “Diana Krall Announces 2018 North American Tour Dates”
