(ThyBlackMan.com) Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as the “Queen of Jazz,” was a powerhouse vocalist whose influence on the jazz and popular music scene remains unparalleled. With a voice that could ...

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 ...

Nearly thirty years after the influential jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s death, her legacy and influence remain strong. Two recent books are inspired by her story. A biography, “Becoming Ella ...

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 ...

A new biography sheds light on her humble beginnings and prolific, genre-defining career. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

The setting is less grand than suggested by the title of a new Ella Fitzgerald album, The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum. In this case, the coliseum is not in Rome or Los Angeles, nor is it the ...

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