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 ...

In 1957 Ella Fitzgerald turned 40 years old, and her star was on the rise again. She had first hit the jazz scene as a teenager singing with Chick Webb's popular 1930s big band, going on to solo ...

The history of jazz features many unique contributing figures including these black female jazz artists that you may know and ...

Born in Newport News, Virginia, Ella Fitzgerald earned the title ... New Jersey-born Bill Evans brought a classical music-influenced sensibility to piano jazz, beginning in the late-1950s ...

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 Hampton Roads Jazz ...

Riverhead Town has authorized the negotiation of a contract with Stony Brook-based nonprofit music venue The Jazz Loft to ...

Experience the enchanting sounds of jazz as The Music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass takes the stage at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. The music of Fitzgerald and Pass is both beautifully simple and ...

In the 1940s, when most women singers adorned big bands as stage attractions rather than legitimate members of jazz ensembles, Sarah Vaughan, along with her predecessor Ella Fitzgerald, helped elevate ...

and the “Defiant Jazz” tune from last season’s pizza party cannot be forgotten. Electronic duo ODESZA even recently designed an 8-hour set of “Music to Refine To” for a corporate work day.