Vaughan, Sarah (1924-1990)
Sarah Vaughan is one of a handful of legendary jazz singers who brought the same level of creativity and musicianship to the vocal line that her colleagues brought to sax, b...
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Sarah Lois Vaughan (1924-1990) was one of jazz's greatest singers for almost half a century. Her rich voice and distinctive style, often applied to popular songs, brought her fame beyond the confines ...
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Jazz musician Tony Scott, a clarinetist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker, has died, the House of Jazz said Saturday. He was 85.Scott died Wedn...
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Back in the Apollo Theater's heyday, audience members walked through an ornate, spacious lobby. Inside the theater, hand-painted detailing decorated the walls. And on the stage, stars were born.Sup...
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Keely SmithThe Café Carlyle35 East 76th StreetThrough April 28
The first time I saw and heard Keely Smith, I was a college freshman on summer vacation, visiting Las Vegas for the first time. I...
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Fans of the late "Godfather of Soul" began lining up outside Harlem's Apollo Theater early Thursday to pay their last respects as James Brown's body was driven from Georgia for his last date on the...
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You didn’t need a crystal ball to guess that the annual five-week Alvin Ailey season at the City Center would be greeted with rapture by its full-house audiences and restrained enthusiasm by ...
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You didn’t need a crystal ball to guess that the annual five-week Alvin Ailey season at the City Center would be greeted with rapture by its full-house audiences and restrained enthusiasm by ...
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Vaughan, Sarah (1924-1990)
Sarah Lois Vaughan
Jazz clarinetist Tony Scott dies at 85
