The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at ...
Women have been making great music for centuries. Two radio festivals on ABC Classic and ABC Jazz are a chance to hear more ...
Electronic music in its many iterations would be nothing without these trailblazing female music producers who changed the game.
Atlantic Records signed Flack in 1968 after jazz pianist, Les McCann ... "Killing Me Softly" won Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, cementing Flack as the first person ...
On March 1 and 2, blind American jazz pianist and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Whitaker will take the stage at City Hall, paying homage to jazz legends ... faced by female wheelchair users.
Other multiple winners were Darkoo, who won Best Female Act as well as Song Of The ... Ezra Collective won Best Jazz Act and ALT BLK ERA were named Best Alternative Music Act.
She joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1969, becoming the first and only female member of the group ... Award from the International Association for Jazz Education, a Living Legend Award from the ...
Jon Batiste's soulful rendition of the national anthem honored New Orleans' jazz heritage ... the Original Pinettes (New Orleans’ only all-female brass band), the Spirit of New Orleans Gospel ...
Two major performances highlight the one-night festival. The first one, at 6 p.m., will be a “powerful tribute” to female jazz legends called “From Ella to Amy,” performed by Broadway star Badia Farha ...
With iconic musicians like The Beatles, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Adele all taking ... he lost best new artist to jazz musician Esperanza Spalding in 2011. Justin Bieber lost ...
Adele was nominated for four Grammys in 2009, winning two for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance ... and looking to the future." John Legend is part of an elite group of ...