This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

Fans tuning into 'Little Disasters' might be thrown off by the amount of changes from book to screen — starting with that ending ...

"Little Disasters" author Sarah Vaughan told UPI the Paramount+ series based on her novel gets what she thinks is most ...

Sarah Vaughan is one of the great American jazz vocalists of all time. Many called her “The Divine One,” and she was known for her incredible range, vocal gymnastics and biting wit. On Friday, Dee ...

When asked about the responsibility that informed musicians must carry, Estelle shared the importance of understanding the history of the different types of music and musicians that we emulate. “I ...

Generations later, artists are still moved by the smoky contralto tone of Sarah Vaughan that earned her the nickname, “the Divine One.” And now anyone who still receives mail can also experience her ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan By Elaine M. Hayes Ecco Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan Along with Billie Holiday and ...

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

West Hartford resident April May Webb of the jazz duo S.O.A.R. was recently declared the winner of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in Newark, New Jersey. Webb was ...

EXCLUSIVE: Bruna Papandrea‘s Made Up Stories and Liza Chasin‘s 3dot Productions have optioned the rights to Sarah Vaughan’s upcoming novel Reputation to develop as a television series. This marks ...

"The records don't do 'em justice," is a line I hear frequently from musicians today who had the privilege of playing with jazz greats from the 1940s and 1950s. The point being that what you hear on ...