Jazz singing has come a long way since its early days in New Orleans. From soulful blues to rapid-fire scatting, the art of vocal jazz has grown into a rich and varied musical landscape. Many music ...

A world of jazz just minutes from home, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the top five finalists of the 11th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Every Tuesday evening, Night-Bird Vocal JAZ Session, hosted by vocalist Kalya Ramu, welcomes all singers and instrumentalists to participate in an old-fashioned vocal jazz/blues open mic. The main ...

Samara Joy McLendon is feeling all of her middle name in this moment: The 23-year-old jazz singer — who performs under her first and middle names — is up for Best New Artist as well as Best Jazz Vocal ...

Melody Gardot may hail from New Jersey, but the experienced jazz singer brought an elegant and distinctly Parisian air of ...

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The Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet performs in the same stylistic arena of the Manhattan Transfer and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. There. It has been said; and now we have that out of the way. The UVJQ has ...

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has launched its search for the “next great jazz vocalist” through the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Applications are being ...

From the legacy of jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong and Nina Simone to today's up-and-coming scene, unique voices have stood out through the ages. Discover some of them in concerts at festivals and ...