Being raised locally, studying music in Miami and then evolving into a triple threat vocal instructor, jazz singer and recording artist in New York is not a path many local artists would take.
He was there, in person, also. But “The Jazz Singer” minus Vitaphone is sometblng else again. There’s really no love interest in the script, except between mother and son. It’s doubtful if ...
Tyka Nelson, the Minneapolis-based singer and sister of the late superstar Prince, died Monday. She was 64. Her death was announced to the Minnesota Star Tribune by her son President Nelson. No cause ...
Thanks to drug busts and resulting jail time, the jazz singer was dubbed by the US tabloids as the “The Jezebel Of Jazz”, her hepcat lifestyle causing her to be depicted in a negative light.
But unlike them, his legacy has faded since his death in 1950, his reputation tarnished by his starring role in the once-acclaimed, now controversial 1927 movie The Jazz Singer and his long ...
The Jazz Singers at University of Memphis performed eight different jazz tunes in concert at the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8. Their first tune, “Mas Que Nada,” paid tribute to ...
Her once-in-a-generation six-octave voice has earned her two Grammy nominations for Best Female Jazz Performance and Downbeat magazines Best Female Singer accolade on four occasions. Her musical ...