Jazz Articles about Edith Piaf

Holiday Music By Nicole Zuraitis, Darius de Haas, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Maud Hixson, New Releases From Jeff Dingler, Sacha Boutros & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 29, 2025

This broadcast celebrates Winter Solstice with holiday music from Nicole Zuraitis, Darius de Haas, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Maud Hixson and new releases from Jeff Dingler and Sacha Boutros, plus birthday shoutouts to Edith Piaf, Susie Arioli, Jamile and Kerry Politzer, 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.

Holiday Releases Plus A Celebration of Cab Calloway and More Christmas Capricorns

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 2, 2023

The Christmas broadcast presents holiday releases from Herb Albert and Jessy J as well as more Yuletide music penned by women, with birthday shoutouts to Cab Calloway, Edith Piaf, Sue Maskaleris, Camille Thurman, Chris McNulty, Kerry Politzer, Sean Harkness and more. 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 and inspire.Playlist Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “The Little Drummer Boy" ...

Edith Piaf: 1915-2015

by Bruce Lindsay
December 18, 2015

2015 is the centenary of one of the best-loved, most charismatic singers of the twentieth century. For some that singer is Billie Holiday, for others it's Frank Sinatra: but for many more, especially in the French-speaking world, it's the legendary Edith Piaf. 1915-2015, a vinyl-only Best Of collection, establishes the case for Piaf's status beyond doubt.This album is just one of a series of releases that celebrate this great singer's centenary. A double CD collection, five classic Piaf ...

A Tribute to Edith Piaf: Live at Montreux 2004

by Jerry D'Souza
May 30, 2008

Various Artists A Tribute to Edith Piaf: Live at Montreux 2004 Eagle Rock Entertainment 2007

The songs associated with Edith Piaf were celebrated at the 38th Montreux Jazz Festival in 2004, performed with heart-rending emotion. Like Billie Holiday's music, Piaf's songs reflected the joys and sorrows of life, bringing deep personal meaning to every word. Six singers took the stage that night, together bringing Piaf upfront and centre in a memorable performance captured on ...