Women have long shaped the heart and soul of jazz, bringing fearless expression, storytelling, and innovation to one of the world’s most influential musical traditions. From smoky clubs and juke ...

The 25-year-old singing sensation now has five Grammy wins to her credit, including for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2023 for her chart-topping “Linger Awhile” and this year for “Portrait.” She also won ...

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Lilly Hertzman is a Danish singer, songwriter and producer, who has received great reviews for creating evocative songs and soundscapes of a rare kind and with a personal expression and sound. Her ...

It took all of 12 minutes for the Laufey show to sell out as a Rochester jazz festival headliner. That was close to a record for the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival. Comic/author/banjo ...

Fresh off an award-winning season, five-time GRAMMY winner Samara Joy is set to bring her velvety vocals to New Orleans this summer. The jazz sensation, who recently took home her first NAACP Image ...

A Purchase College graduate is celebrating a major career milestone this morning after another big win at the Grammy Awards. Jazz singer Samara Joy took home the award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for ...

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 ...

Award Winning NYC-based jazz vocalist and composer, April Varner, has often been described as a “direct, authentic singer…”, demonstrating “vocal dynamism… authentic jazz phrasing…electrifying numbers ...

When three-time Grammy winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy McLendon was just a girl growing up in the Bronx, she watched her Philly-based grandparents, Elder Goldwire McLendon and Ruth Byrd, load into ...

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