Women in Jazz: Sarah Vaughan, African American Classical Music (Jazz) Soloist
Sarah Vaughan sang in the choir of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, as a child, where at the age of 12 she became organist. In October...
Mary Lou Williams in One Word: 'The Lady Who Swings The Band'
To say that Mary Lou Williams had a long and productive career is an understatement. Although for decades she was often called jazz's...
Bobbi Humphrey "First Lady of the Flute"
She has been named “First Lady of the Flute” by the critics and listeners alike and, from the accomplishments in her musical career,...
Women In Jazz: Tia Fuller, Angelic Warrior
TIA FULLER: Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Alto Saxophonist, Soprano Saxophonist, and Flautist Jazz musicians are blessed with the...
"The Divine Miss D" Dinah Washington
Born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in August 1924, Dinah Washington moved to Chicago’s South Side when she was three or four. Her...
