Generations later, artists are still moved by the smoky contralto tone of Sarah Vaughan that earned her the nickname, “the Divine One.” And now anyone who still receives mail can also experience her ...

West Hartford resident April May Webb of the jazz duo S.O.A.R. was recently declared the winner of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in Newark, New Jersey. Webb was ...

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

"The records don't do 'em justice," is a line I hear frequently from musicians today who had the privilege of playing with jazz greats from the 1940s and 1950s. The point being that what you hear on ...

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 ...

Sarah Vaughan was affectionately known as both "Sassy" and "The Divine One," nicknames that reflect the extraordinarily wide range of expression... Sarah Vaughan: Vocal Virtuosity Sarah Vaughan was ...

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 ...

1 Introduction 2 I'm Gonna Live Till I Die 3 A Night in Tunisia Interlude 4 Misty 5 In a Mellow Tone 6 Chelsea Bridge 7 Whatever Lola Wants 8 Someone to Watch Over Me 9 Mean to Me 10 Wave 11 Send in ...

Race, jazz and the incredible voice of Sarah Vaughan, Queen of Bebop. New York Journal of Books: Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan — "Hayes captures the intoxicating backstage history ...

Sarah Vaughan didn’t sing songs so much as curl up with them. Often mistaken for a jazz and pop vocalist, Vaughan was neither in the traditional sense. Rather, she was an entity unto herself, a ...

The celebrated Mexican artist blends Spanish-language classics such as “Silencio” and “Como Fue” with her own material and covers of contemporary pop songs by Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo.

Along with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan is part of the triumvirate of classic jazz vocalists. Together they laid the foundation of contemporary jazz singing and as such, helped to ...