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Women in the spotlight this March at Jazz Heritage Center

March is Women’s History Month and just a sheer busy one for the San Francisco Jazz Heritage Center. Here are the details.This Tuesday, we...

There are plenty of reasons why listeners in all genres of music should resist the major labels’ seemingly endless campaign to recycle and...

Most jazz historians believe Billie Holiday, born on this date...April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, was the first black singer with a big time white...

So, how well did you do on the second Barbra Streisand trivia quiz? Were you able to answer without referring to a book or surfing over to IMDB?...

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has shared parts of his record collection with Q magazine in an article with his brief comments on which...

Q. Who were the the top female vocalists of the Big Band Era?A. Almost every Big Band Era orchestra had a girl singer. The ladies who sang, of...

Question: "Who was the first black singer with a big time white band?"Answer: Most jazz historians believe Billie Holiday was the first...

The New York Times reports that for decades jazz cognoscenti have talked reverently of “the Savory Collection.” Recorded from radio...

Death does take a holiday. On May 31, Billie Holiday was in New Yorks Metropolitan Hospital suffering from liver and heart disease. Police...

Do you remember one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist, Lester Young? (1909-1959) A product of the Kansas City Jazz scene of the mid...