Things just got a whole lot cooler around here. At two Dallas theaters, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday are back and ready to swing. Giving remarkably convincing performances as the late, great ...

Years before mononyms became standard fare for the likes of Elvis, Bono and Beyoncé, vocal giants Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were so respected and beloved that many fans ...

Jazz warms my soul. It’s the sound of horns, mingled with brushed snares and sparse keys that strike a chord with me, bring me to an everlasting ease. I appreciate the way the same standard can be ...

Jazz, Latin, and Afro-Cuban bands anchored by a window-shattering voice have produced countless superstars: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Celia Cruz, Sarah Vaughan, and, if you feel the rhythm ...

Via email, singer Wendy Gordon shares the news that that she'll be presenting a new show called A Jazz Heaven (When Billie & Ella Met Miles & Friends) at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8 at the Kranzberg ...

Stella Heath, the Penngrove-based singer and bandleader, describes this holiday season as quieter for live performances than recent Decembers have been. Even so, she has remained busy, completing work ...

Question: What do Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus and Lena Horne have in common? Obvious answer: They lived in Queens. Actually, they are just a few of ...