In this episode of JAZZIZ Essentials, we take a look at Ella Fitzgerald’s breakthrough hit:…
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JAZZIZ Perfect Pairings: Woodford Reserve and Classic Jazz Albums
In this special installment of JAZZIZ Daily Brunch, we are joined by Natalia Cardenas of…
10 Albums You Need to Know: April 2020
An album of poetry and communicative power; a musical representation of the American dream; a…
Al Di Meola, Ella Fitzgerald, COVID-19 & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Kassa Overall & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Song of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald – “Like Someone In Love”
Every day is another opportunity to fall in love with Ella Fitzgerald. That’s why “Like…
Song of the Day: Frank Sinatra – “September Song”
It’s amazing that we’ve made it this far into the month of September without posting…
Meshell Ndegeocello, Elvin Jones, Ella Fitzgerald: What to Watch on Qwest TV This Weekend
Qwest TV is the world’s first subscription video-on-demand platform dedicated to jazz and its neighboring…
Q&A with Yamit Lemoine: Capturing the Magic of the Great American Songbook
Frequently found in venues on Miami Beach, Yamit and the Vinyl Blvd. have been playing…
JAZZIZ Time Capsule Playlist: 1959, The Year that Changed Jazz
August 17, 2019, marked the 60th anniversary of the release of Miles Davis’ Kind of…
From the JAZZIZ Vault: Duke Ellington Centennial Playlist
Over the course of its 35-year history, JAZZIZ Magazine would occasionally run exclusive issues dedicated…
Ella Fitzgerald – “How High the Moon”
Happy Birthday to the “First Lady of Song,” jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on this day (April 25) in Newport News, Virginia, in 1917.
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1957
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1956
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
10 Great Albums for People Who Want To Get Into Jazz
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis once said, “When the music stopped being about dancing, people stopped listening.”…
A Short History of … “A Taste of Honey”
In 1958, British playwright Shelagh Delaney wrote A Taste of Honey, a play about a…
New Release Cheat Sheet: November 23 (Black Friday)
Black Friday is no ordinary Friday; it is the day that officially marks the beginning…
Verve releases two new Louis Armstrong box sets
Verve Records is releasing two box sets of Louis Armstrong music in April: Cheek To…
2018 GRAMMYS: Best Jazz Vocal Album nominees
The GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album was first presented in 1977. Until 2001…
Unreleased Ella Fitzgerald live album, “Ella At Zardi’s,” unearthed From Verve’s vaults
A previously unreleased Ella Fitzgerald live album, Ella at Zardi’s, has been unearthed from Verve’s…
