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.
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Cassandra Wilson
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.
Sarah Vaughan
Singer Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) launched her jazz career at the world-renowned Apollo theatre’s amateur-night contest.
Jessye Norman
African-American opera and jazz singer
Anita O’Day
American jazz singer
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson launched her amazing career as a jazz singer while still a teenaged Seattle high school student back in the 1940s.
Claire Barry
The Barry Sisters was a popular Jewish-American vocal group whose careers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s.
Merna Barry
The Barry Sisters was a popular Jewish-American vocal group whose careers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s.
Billie Holiday
Jazz and blues icon
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding was gifted with a natural talent for music. Not only is she an amazing jazz singer, but she can also play the upright bass at the same time, a skill that takes most musicians years to be able to do. While her music is categorized as jazz, she incorporates elements of R&B and Brazilian music into her songs.