Music Archives - Infinite Women

Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae was one of the great singers of jazz, finding the depth of feeling in the lyrics of the songs she interpreted.

Cassandra Wilson has used her distinctive voice and fascinating arrangements of standards, in not just jazz, but blues, country, and folk as well, to create a body of work that has expanded the definition of jazz.

Dionne Warwick

World-renowned African-American recording artist

Sarah Vaughan

Singer Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) launched her jazz career at the world-renowned Apollo theatre’s amateur-night contest.

Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in Brazil

Mavis Staples

Powerful gospel and rhythm and blues singer

Antoinette de Saint-Étienne

First Nations nun who sang for a queen

Deborah Cheetham

World-renowned Aboriginal Australian opera singer, composer, playwright and creator of Australia’s first Aboriginal opera.

Maggie Ingram

Matriach of the Legendary Ingramettes, widely considered Richmond, Va.’s “First Family of Gospel,” uplifting audiences for over six decades while becoming beloved cultural icons in the community.

Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin

1800s Irish actress and singer