James P. Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Lennie Tristano & Hasaan Ibn Ali article by Larry Slater, published on October 31, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

With a voice described as “earthy” and “youthful”, still familiar to many today, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald has been described as “worth hearing in every phase of her career.” In 2023, “Rolling Stone ...

Ella: It’s ten years this month since songstress Ella Fitzgerald died. Fitzgerald, whose romantically distinctive voice has gently passed from generation to generation since her first recordings in ...

Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most iconic and celebrated jazz vocalists of all time, but she was known to dabble in rock ‘n’ roll every now and then, too. As rock music became increasingly popular in ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The City of Newport News is honoring jazz legend and Newport News native Ella Fitzgerald this spring with a celebration of her legacy and music. The concert series, presented by ...

Did you know that Paste owns the world’s largest collection of live music recordings? It’s true! And what’s even crazier, it’s all free—hundreds of thousands of exclusive songs, concerts and videos ...

Verve Records has announced a new, never-before-released live album from legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Titled The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum, the album was recorded at the Oakland ...

RECORDING OF “STELLA BY STARLIGHT”, PERFORMED BY ELLA FITZGERALD. Rob Hudson: what are the things that really tell the story of the hall? A block of wood, a pair of glasses. There's something about ...

R&B legend, Detroit native and Grammy nominee Freda Payne is bringing jazz luminary Ella Fitzgerald back to life onstage at Meadow Brook Theatre’s “Ella, First Lady of Song,” opening this weekend at ...

She remade the American songbook in her image, uprooting the very meaning of musical performance. Ella Fitzgerald at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 1970. Ella Fitzgerald made ...

Freda Payne’s name is forever associated with her 1970 classic hit song, ”Band of Gold.” But Payne says she was “bred as a jazz singer” and that’s why playing jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald felt natural to ...