This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

Sarah Vaughan was affectionately known as both "Sassy" and "The Divine One," nicknames that reflect the extraordinarily wide range of expression... Sarah Vaughan: Vocal Virtuosity Sarah Vaughan was ...

The majority of the CDs I review are either new releases or recordings that reflect the current trends in popular music. These trends had their genesis in the amalgamation of African American music ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan By Elaine M. Hayes Ecco Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan Along with Billie Holiday and ...

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

1 Introduction 2 I'm Gonna Live Till I Die 3 A Night in Tunisia Interlude 4 Misty 5 In a Mellow Tone 6 Chelsea Bridge 7 Whatever Lola Wants 8 Someone to Watch Over Me 9 Mean to Me 10 Wave 11 Send in ...

West Hartford resident April May Webb of the jazz duo S.O.A.R. was recently declared the winner of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in Newark, New Jersey. Webb was ...