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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald
All About Jazz is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald's birthday today! Dubbed “The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. ...
Ella Fitzgerald in Holland, 1974
If Martians turned up at my front door and asked for a single example of jazz that would make them understand and feel what all the fuss was about, I'd invite the green visitors from the red planet in, I'l sit them down in front of my iMac and show them this 50-minute video from 1974 ...
Roxana Amed: More To Be Heard
by R.J. DeLuke
Relaxed and casual, speaking via Zoom from her mother's home in Buenos Aires, singer Roxana Amed--of the smoky, sultry voice and soulful delivery--reflected on where her musical path has taken her. A native of that city, she moved to Miami in 2013 when her spouse had been offered a good job. Acclimating to the ...
International Sweethearts of Rhythm: una big band di donne afroamericane nella società sessista degli anni Quaranta.
by Maurizio Zerbo
Il genio creativo di Mary Lou Williams nell'era dello swing costituisce la punta di diamante della creatività jazzistica femminile, la cui storia è tutta da riscrivere. La presunta mancanza di forza fisica, abilità strumentale, senso dello swing fu alla base sello scetticismo della comunità jazzistica nei confronti delle donne, relegate al ruolo di vocalist in brani ...
New Releases, New Faces and More Jazz Capricorns to Celebrate
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast features new releases from vocalists Marya Lawrence, Janis Mann & Kenny Werner, pianist Chris Pattishall with a new look at Mary Lou Williams's Zodiac Suite and the group New Faces featuring Brandon Lee, Markus Howell Nicole Glover, Caili O'Doherty, Adi Meyerson and Cory Cox plus more birthday shoutouts to jazz Capricorns Myra Melford, Anat ...
Marty Elkins: 'Tis Autumn
by C. Michael Bailey
There exists a group of jazz musicians dedicated to pre-bebop jazz who have traditionally populated the catalogs of the Nagel-Heyer and Arbors record labels. These musicians include Herb Pomeroy, Max Kaminsky, Randy Sandke, Harry Allen, and Dave McKenna. Central to this group is vocalist Marty Elkins who, while in college, discovered the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, ...
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Jenny Green
From Jenny's early love of pop music to big band, jazz and a capella, she has a wealth of knowledge, expertise, skill and experience. With her ever expanding repertoire, covering songs from the world of Jazz, swing, to soul, Latin and popular standards, Jenny is in great demand as a function singer either solo or with her top class musicians she is ideal for weddings and corporate events and offers a bespoke service according to the needs of her client. Never stopping for one minute, Jenny is a presenter for 107 Meridian FM and Broadcasts a Jazz program Wednesdays from 8pm - 10pm
2020: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The COVID-19 pandemic put the jazz world in a tailspin, just like the world at large, in 2020. And there is plenty of uncertainty going into the new year about what “new normal: might emerge from the darkness. International Jazz Day, like so many other things, became an online virtual event this time around. Pianist Keith ...
Ella 100 Live at the Apollo
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 2020
Track listing: Judy; Opening Remarks; A Ticket-A Basket; When I Get Low I Get High; Ain't Misbehavin'; Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me; Love
You Madly; The
Nearness of You; Oh, Lady Be Good; How High is the Moon; Back to the Apollo; I Loves You Porgy/There's A Boat Dat's Leavin'
Soon For NY; Cry Me
A River; Honeysuckle Rose; Once In A While; You'll Have To Swing It Mr. Paganini)/Paganini Bows Reprise; People
The Lost Tapes Of Berlin
Label: Verve Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: 1
Cheek To Cheek
2
He's My Kind Of Boy
3
Cry Me A River
4
I Won't Dance
5
Someone To Watch Over Me
6
Jersey Bounce
7
Angel Eyes
8
Clap Hands, Here Come Charlie
9
Taking A Chance On Love
10
C'est Magnifique
11
Good Morning Heartache
12
Hallelujah, I Love Him So
13
Hallelujah, I Love Him So (Reprise)
14
Summertime
15
Mr. Paganini
16
Mack The Knife
17
Wee Baby Blues
