When asked about the responsibility that informed musicians must carry, Estelle shared the importance of understanding the history of the different types of music and musicians that we emulate. "I ...

Registration for the 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Closes September 2, 2025. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) continues to accept applicants for the 14th ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Program documenting the funeral of Sarah Vaughan at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on April 9, 1990 in Newark, New Jersey. Collection consists of a ...

Vaughan was unquestionably one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, and yet also happily existed in the pop world. She could both break hearts and send spirits soaring.

PITTSFIELD — Through the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan was one of the most popular singers in America. She had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame.

Zara McFarlane's fifth album—a recording that actually fits the vogueish description "project"—represents a marked change of focus for the singer, from London to New York City and points west. Closely ...

Part I: An artist is born, 1924-1947. "There was no sign of any kind of voice" ; "Ah mon vieux, this chick is groovy!" ; "I'm not singing other people's ideas" ; "The most talked about voice in ...

The Royal Albert Hall was buzzing with anticipation as we await the start of Prom 13, one of the jazz inclusions in this year's BBC Proms. A tribute to Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), the great American ...

Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan (Eternal Source Of Light/!K7 Records) is totally different from its predecessor. It is a jazz album, unashamedly so, and brings to the fore Zara McFarlane as ...