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 ...

Sarah Vaughan was already considered one of the greatest singers of her era when she signed with Mercury Records in 1954. She was given the charge to record jazz for the subsidiary EmArcy, pop for the ...

"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 ...

Race, jazz and the incredible voice of Sarah Vaughan, Queen of Bebop. New York Journal of Books: Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan — "Hayes captures the intoxicating backstage history ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sarah Vaughan was affectionately known as both "Sassy" and "The Divine One," nicknames that reflect the extraordinarily wide range of expression... Sarah Vaughan: Vocal Virtuosity Sarah Vaughan was ...

Sarah Vaughan didn’t sing songs so much as curl up with them. Often mistaken for a jazz and pop vocalist, Vaughan was neither in the traditional sense. Rather, she was an entity unto herself, a ...

Left to right: 2023 Sarah Vaughan Competition winners Ekep Nkwelle, Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso, and Allan Harris (photo: Shakiru Bola Okoya) Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso, a 21-year-old vocalist born and ...

Along with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan is part of the triumvirate of classic jazz vocalists. Together they laid the foundation of contemporary jazz singing and as such, helped to ...

Five finalists have been announced in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, part of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival in Vaughan’s hometown of Newark, N.J. A panel of ...