Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday, West End, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' >>
A six-time Tony Award-winner, Audra McDonald is set to star as Billie Holiday in her upcoming West End debut in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. The production will begin performances June 25, preceding its official opening July 5 at Wyndham's Theatre, where it will run through September 3.
Annie Ross to Release Billie Holiday Tribute 'To Lady with Love' October 7 on Red Anchor Records >>
Annie Ross will release a Billie Holiday tribute, To Lady with Love, October 7 on Red Anchor Records. The ballad heavy tribute will feature father and son musicians Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli trading solo duties between themselves.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Talk Jazz Compilation 'Cheek to Cheek' and 'The Lady is a Tramp' Cover Video >>
Gaga was quoted as saying, "You know, it's funny, but jazz comes a little more comfortable for me than pop music, than R&B music."
Highlights: 2014 Newport Jazz Festival Celebrates 60 Years, Looks to the Future >>
This weekend, the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival celebrates 60 years with a roster of jazz luminaries including Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bobby McFerrin spirityouall, Gary Burton, Gregory Porter, Vijay Iyer and many more.
Angelina Jordan Astar Wins 'Norway's Got Talent' with George Gershwin's Sultry "Summertime" >>
Eight-year-old Angelina Jordan Astar sang an expressive rendition of George Gershwin's "Summertime" on Friday night to win 'Norway's Got Talent.'
Astar is Born: 8-Year-Old Angelina Jordan Sings 'Bang Bang,' Advances to Finals of ‘Norway's Got Talent’ >>
Angelina Jordan Astar sang "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" on the semi-finals of 'Norway's Got Talent' on Saturday night. The judges, clearly moved by the eight-year-old’s ability to express emotions beyond her years, voted her through to the finals of the talent show, to be held next month.
'A Night with Janis Joplin' Off-Broadway Reopening Postponed >>
Fans will have to wait for their more intimate night with Janis Joplin Off-Broadway, but diva-themed shows are popping up all over.
Audra McDonald Contends Tony Legacy with a New Interpretation of the Late Billie Holiday >>
Audra McDonald yearns to net a sixth for her portrayal of, none other, Billie Holiday. McDonald currently ties Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for wins
Angelina Jordan, Age 7, Channels Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" on 'Norway's Got Talent' Audition >>
First it was Jackie Evancho on 'America's Got Talent'...Then it was Amira on 'Holland's Got Talent'...Now 7-year-old Angelina Jordan has become the latest pint-sized prodigy to amaze the judges with her mature-sounding voice, during an audition for 'Norway's Got Talent' in which she sang a cover of Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday."
UPDATE: Jazz Saxophonist Rob Vineberg Implicated in Selling Heroin that Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman >>
The presence of heroin in the jazz has always proved staggering. It claimed the life of greats like Charlie Parker, and now, less than great saxophonist Robert Vineberg is suspected to have sold the lethal dose of heroin that took Philip Seymour Hoffman's life.
