Jazz Articles about Abbey Lincoln

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Radio & Podcasts

Yoron Israel, Haruna Fukazawa, Somi, Jim Donica, Visions Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Leos Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 17, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Yoron Israel, Haruna Fukazawa, Somi, Jim Donica, Visions Jazz Ensemble, plus birthday shoutouts to Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Jeri Southern (100!), Baby Jane Dexter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jenny Klukken, Linda Dachtyl, Kat Edmonson, Regina Carter and Honorable Man Louis Armstrong, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in ...

Album Review

Abbey Lincoln: That's Him

Read "That's Him" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 24, 2026

An intriguing byproduct of the current vinyl renaissance, Record Store Day has become a proving ground for labels looking to balance archival reverence with commercial opportunity. Craft Recordings has carved out a particularly compelling niche, frequently issuing mono editions of classic titles from its catalog. Following previous releases featuring Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans, Max Roach, and Chet Baker, the label now turns its attention to Abbey Lincoln's second Riverside outing, That's Him. Cut all-analog by Kevin Gray and pressed at ...

Radio & Podcasts

Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby Birthdays, New Releases From Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico, Tierney Sutton & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 18, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico and Tierney Sutton, with birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Regina Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Cyrille Aimee, Terri Lyne Carrington, Trudy Pitts, Meg Okura and Roberta Piket, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in. ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Releases Plus Birthday Shoutouts To Some Formidable Jazz Leos

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 19, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Cyrille Aimee, Tony Guerrero & Jeremy Siskind, Melinda Rose plus singles from Kristin Korb and Carla Hassett, with birthday shoutouts to organist Trudy Pitts, composer Bernice Petkere (Close Your Eyes, Lullaby of the Leaves), harpist Dorothy Ashby, vocalists Jeri Southern, Abbey Lincoln, Cyrille Aimee, Sarah Moule, Roberta Donnay, pianist Roberta Piket and violinists Meg Okura and Regina Carter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Birthday Shoutouts To Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Regina Carter, Connie Converse & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 14, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Matt Catingub, Gabriela Martina, Olivia Van Goor and Jack Jones, with birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Terri Lyne Carrington, Regina Carter, Kat Edmonson and Connie Converse, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire.Playlist Louis Armstrong “Hotter Than That" from West End Blues ...

Radio & Podcasts

Music Is The Magic - Birthday Celebrations for Dorothy Ashby, Abbey Lincoln, Louis Armstrong And More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 15, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from Mike Clark & Leon Lee Dorsey, vocalist Lauren Henderson and saxophonist Jessy J, with birthday shoutouts to jazz greats Dorothy Ashby, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Abbey Lincoln among others, plus a celebration of Joni Mitchell's remarkable performance at the Newport Folk Festival. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during this time of pandemic so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and ...

History of Jazz

Straight Ahead: il canto di protesta di Abbey Lincoln dal 1957 al 1961

by Maurizio Zerbo
March 3, 2021

La lettura di un libro sull'Africa, l'intuizione del manager, e la frequentazione di artisti impegnati nella rivendicazione dei diritti civili determinarono il cambio di passo nello status artistico di Anna Maria Woolridge, tra il 1956 e il 1961. Cantante nei night club californiani con lo pseudonimo di Gaby Lee, era una artista di varietà quando decise di cambiare stile di vita e assumere il nome d'arte Abbey Lincoln (da Abraham Lincoln), come simbolo di una fiera identità afroamericana che aveva ...