“I keep moving all the time,” jazz singer and lyricist Kurt Elling said last week. Elling, the winner of two Grammy Awards and dozens more honors, was in Alexandria, Virginia, filming ...

Les McCann, the soul-jazz singer, composer and fellow pianist who discovered Flack while the latter performed in a Washington, D.C. club, once said, “[h]er voice touched, tapped, trapped and ...

Eclecticism and adventurous spirit propels Croker’s excellent upcoming release 'Dream Manifest,' due June 13. For his eighth ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Grammy-winning Icelandic jazz singer, composer, and producer Laufey will perform with the Cleveland Orchestra at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7 at Blossom Music Center. “Laufey ...

A vocalist whose rich baritone and masterful artistry have established him as one of the most important jazz voices of his generation, Porter brings his signature blend of jazz, soul, and gospel that ...

Nancy Wilson blurs the line between jazz singer and pop singer, preferring to be called a “song stylist.” Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on February 20, 1937, she is younger than Elvis, Little Richard and ...

The jazz singer and pianist introduced her to Atlantic Records, where she scored major success. Like Simone, another piano-playing North Carolinian who made strides in pop music, the Buncombe ...

Here's a collection of the Jazz Night team's favorite holiday music, including timeless classics and a few brand-new bops.

“I didn’t try to be a soul singer, a jazz singer, a blues singer – no category,” Flack shared per The Guardian. “My music is my expression of what I feel and believe in a moment.

February 27, 2025 • Saxophonist Isaiah Collier's The Story of 400 Years is a sweeping suite that traces Black American history from the Middle Passage to today — and the personal and ...

The French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest. By Wesley Morris This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and ...