This article originally appeared on The Conversation. "The First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy ...

If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. The Great American Songbook—songs written from the 1920's to the 1950's by giants such as Cole Porter, Rogers ...

In early 1933, a 15-year-old Ella Fitzgerald spent many a day dancing for dimes and nickels on the sidewalks of Yonkers, N.Y. At least she did until a truant officer caught her and hauled her to ...

The title of “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald,” Judith Tick’s incisive, doggedly researched new biography of the 20th century’s preeminent songstress, suggests action and movement. This is no accident. As ...

With a distinctive, sweet sound, the voice of Ella Fitzgerald is instantly recognizable. Her voice radiates joy. Her voice just makes you feel good. But before Fitzgerald became the First Lady of Song ...

A show two years in the making will capture the sound of one of the greatest improvisational singers and an American original when the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra rounds out its first full ...

Editor’s note: This segment originally broadcast on March 17, 2023. How did Ella Fitzgerald become the legend she was? That’s the question author Judith Tick asks and answers in her new biography on ...

In his 859-page monograph The Swing Era (1989), composer and historian Gunther Schuller skipped past Ella Fitzgerald. In 2011, when Judith Tick asked him about the omission, he responded that "there ...

To celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will unveil “Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song at 100,” a special ...

The Crossroads Theater Co. in New Brunswick continues its bid to rebound from financial woes with "Ella Fitzgerald -- The First Lady of Song." This musical revue featuring former pop diva Freda Payne ...

Jazz singer Anita Jackson is busy. She’s just returned from a weeklong trip to Argentina, where she had the life-changing experience of conducting workshops with a group of gospel choirs. She’s ...

Patrice Williamson will credit her jazz career to icons of the genre like Ella Fitzgerald. But she says network news anchor Connie Chung had something to do with it too. Growing up in Memphis in the ...