Marlena Shaw, the legendary jazz and soul singer behind such hits as “California Soul” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” has died at ...

singers like Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith, and composers like James P. Johnson, Bentley helped shape the sound and ...

Starting in the mid-1960s, local gospel groups and singers began incorporating elements of popular ... s Been Good to Me” to the hip-hop-inflected “Get Involved.” The Harlem Gospel Travelers story ...

Annie Ross, the celebrated jazz singer who enjoyed a long career as ... in for Billie Holliday at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. Ross went on record seven albums with Dave Lambert ...

At age 17, she entered an Amateur Night contest at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934 ... “Who is the greatest jazz singer of our time? . . . .The first reaction is always, ‘Well, you mean ...

A master of improvisation, Mike seamlessly blends free jazz with the pulsating beats of West African rhythms. His drumming transcends boundaries, echoing through the soul of Harlem.

All in all, Palermo’s Lousy Day In Harlem makes for a thrilling musical outing, even if his very big band failed to show up for the cover art photo shoot. Palermo’s photos were taken on the steps of ...

He has presented BBC programmes on the history of Harlem, Caribbean jazz and Joe ... one of Britain’s most accomplished up-and-coming jazz singers, having appeared in a range of contexts from ...

Jazz UpFront will host the opening reception for the touring Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library exhibit The Harlem ...