Dinah Washington News

Dianne Reeves has been one of the top singers in jazz ever since the late '80s. A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae , Reeves is a superior interpreter of lyrics and a skilled scat singer.

Billy Paul had a good run in the '70s as an R&B vocalist, though he'd been recording since the '50s, when he debuted on Jubilee.

Verve: Remixed projects have done it again. The third volume in the series takes things up a notch by not only employing the skills of top DJs, but also some indie rock and hip-hop artists as well.

The Down East FolkArts Society Series will present performances by the band Coyote on Friday in New Bern, and on Saturday in Beaufort.

In 1986 LILLIAN was honoured by her city with the official title of 'Musical Ambassador' which had not been bestowed on a New Orleans musician since the world famous Louis Armstrong.

Harlem Speaks: Featuring Sandra Reeves-Phillips, Vocalist, Thursday, October 8th, 6:30 - " 8:30 pm @ the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, 104 East 126th Street, Suite 2C Songstress and dramatic actress Sandra Reaves-Phillips is a modern day griot, a keeper of the musical traditions of her artistic ancestors, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, ...

"Junior Mance is something else... So complete is his psychological command over his instrument that very few of his fellows approach him in this area." --DownBeat Magazine worldpianosummit.com proudly presents Junior Mance at 81 in a rare solo concert at Boston's Church of the Covenant, [67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116] on Thursday, October 8 ...

Mr. Max Lucas, Saxophonist, is a Jazz legend and American treasure. He has worked with the greats of Jazz, the Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughn to name a few.

SCHUUR THING: Diane Schuur was once considered the next big jazz vocalist, like a Wynton Marsalis of singers.

Dianne Reeves has been one of the top singers in jazz ever since the late '80s. A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae , Reeves is a superior interpreter of lyrics and a skilled scat singer.

Billy Paul had a good run in the '70s as an R&B vocalist, though he'd been recording since the '50s, when he debuted on Jubilee.

An event that balances accessible music for a large and casual audience and a genuine commitment to jazz, this fest includes a fundraising gala, a host of free performances, and a plethora of performances in area restaurants and bars.

Tim Ghiz playing the drums while playing another shaker-type percussion instrument in his right hand as Cafe de Paris owner Erik Rochard stands in the background, joking with a customer.

Martin Longley also currently writes for the BBC Music, Brooklyn Vegan, Spannered and Stirrer websites, The Wire and Jazzwise magazines, and Metro newspaper.

His identity is unknown, and he died more than 150 years ago, but to members of Aiken County's community, he'll always be "the Little Boy." The story of the Little Boy isn't officially documented but is familiar to many, having been passed down through the years.

A constant stream of relatives hoping to find their loved ones showed up July 11 as officials exhumed one grave in a cemetery where four former employees are accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies in a scheme to resell plots.

You see a lot of things in a big metropolitan area, a lot of things that astonish you, that turn your stomach.

First lady Michelle Obama's father was buried in the Chicago-area cemetery where investigators say hundreds of graves were dug up in a scheme to resell the burial plots, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.

Authorities are beginning efforts to identify each one of the approximately 100,000 graves at a suburban Chicago cemetery where four former workers allegedly dug up bodies so they could resell burial plots.

Burr Oak Cemetery was founded in unincorporated Cook County near Alsip in 1929, the first in the area for black residents at a time when cemeteries were very much segregated.