Whilst the earliest stars of jazz music were instrumentalists, it wasn’t long before jazz singers took centre stage at the front of the bandstand and became the stars of the day. We’ve already published our big list of thebest jazz vocalists of all timeand shone a light on the mostfam...
Over 14K music fans have voted on the 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time. Current Top 3: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan
This summer, he will experience another aspect of the cross-cultural bonds that helped jump-start his career. At Disney Hall July 10, he will lead his orchestra and more than 400 singers -- some local, some from Japan -- in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which is popular the world over, ...
60s, and 70s. He studied with Clifford Brown in the 50s but ended up playing R&B withRay Charlesfor several years and then, in the 60s, performed on Motown sessions. A versatile trumpeter who could play jazz, R&B, and pop, Belgrave was also a noted and highly respected...
Also ranks #3 on The Greatest Baritone Singers in Music History 18 Cannonball Adderley 674 votes As an undeniable force in the world of jazz, Cannonball Adderley's electrifying alto saxophone playing and soulful approach to improvisation earned him widespread acclaim and admiration among fans and ...
Billie Holiday, known as “Lady Day,” remains one of the most influential jazz singers in jazz. Her influence reaches far beyond jazz, with many pop vocalists citing her as a major influence. Emotional Depth With its unique timbre and phrasing, Billie’s voice conveyed emotions in a distinct...
Sun Ra’s Arkestra, with instrumentalists, singers, and dancers, enriched free jazz with a colourful sense of spectacle, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago and other musicians affiliated with that city’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians explored new sound colours and melodic ...
An innovator of bebop drumming,Max Roachwas also an outspoken activist. In the 1960s, he recorded We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (1960), featuring his wife at the time, and fellow activist Abbey Lincoln. The title of the work represents the heightened fervor that the 60s brought to the civ...
Before the end of the decade, Billie sang with the Count Basie Orchestra, and with Artie Shaw, becoming one of the first black singers to appear with a white orchestra. She later appeared at Café Society in Greenwich Village, which leads to her recording one of the most important songs of...
You can read more about his later work as a vocalist in our pick ofthe best male jazz singers in history. 31.Max Roach Born: 1924 Asthepioneering jazz drummer of the Bebop era,Max Roachlaid the foundations of modern jazz drumming, by formulating a style where the pulse is stated primaril...