Date of Birth: April 25, 1918
Date of Death: June 15, 1996 (78)
Birth Place: Newport News, VA, USA
Linda Purl will perform a one-night benefit concert with musical director Tedd Firth at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, saluting jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s as part of the Ventura LIVE! '26 series.
Vocalist Patrece Bloomfield will present a new solo cabaret featuring Classical, Jazz and Broadway selections in the Santos-Compel Cabaret Lounge at The Winter Park Playhouse, with Terrence L.
Verve Records and UMe will launch VERVE ESSENTIALS, a vinyl reissue series featuring landmark albums by John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus.
The South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival honoring Louis Armstrong, featuring headliners Wycliffe Gordon and Jon Faddis at Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ.
American jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of jazz legend Miles Davis on the centenary of his birth.
Portland Opera has opened single ticket sales for its upcoming season, offering audiences in Portland the chance to purchase seats for individual performances ahead of the new lineup.
Broadway legend and seven-time Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster joins Pacific Jazz Orchestra, LA’s acclaimed 40-piece hybrid big band and string orchestra led by Artistic Director Chris Walden, for an evening of music from Broadway and beyond at The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Pe
Trumpeter Sam Butler and saxophonist Garrett Fasig lead the VISIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE with vocalist April Varner on OF THE PEOPLE, an album reimagining American spirituals, folk songs and anthems as jazz.
Jazz vocalist Amber Weekes has released her fifth album, TO OSCAR WITH LOVE, featuring twelve songs by Oscar Brown, Jr.
Princess Nokia will bring a career-spanning retrospective to the Bronx for her first performance at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, with Yaya Bey opening.
Lila Forde, an artist based in Los Angeles by way of Seattle, has announced a forthcoming album titled LIFE CAN STILL BE SWEET.
See some of the top outdoor concerts across NYC's five boroughs this week with singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, tributes to Aaliyah and Ella Fitzgerald, social dance, and more!
New York City Opera will present a Celebration of Ella Fitzgerald concert in Bryant Park, featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore honoring the music of 'The First Lady of Song.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts will present Dance Theatre of Harlem in a one-night-only Bronx performance featuring works by William Forsythe, Robert Garland, and Robert Bondara.
See some of the biggest names with free outdoor concerts in NYC this summer including the rapper Common, singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, “human beatbox” Doug E.
Desert Theatricals has revealed its Season 8 lineup at the Rancho Mirage amphitheater.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances has revealed new artists added to its free outdoor schedule, including vocalist Avery Wilson, New York Guitar Festival acts, and a September 11th tribute.
Australian-born jazz pianist Matt Baker performed A SUMMER'S NIGHT – THE SOUNDS OF NEW YORK CITY at Birdland, joined by June Cavlan, special guest Hannah Celeste, and his trio.
The Great American Songbook Foundation announced Scott Bradlee, Adam Kantor, and Miche Braden as guest mentors for the 2026 Songbook Academy, joining previously announced headliners Lea Salonga, Mandy Gonzalez, and Michael Feinstein.
The City of Carmel is transforming into “Songbook City” this July to recognize the locally based Great American Songbook Foundation and its work to preserve and celebrate the history of popular music.
