Ella Fitzgerald was born in 1917 in Virginia, though she spent her childhood in Yonkers, New York, where Black and immigrant ... more than ever again in its history, jazz’s function at the ...

Reflect on the lives of influential figures we lost this year. From music legends to cultural icons, explore the legacies of ...

After being adopted from South Africa, young singer Ellie Maxwell now lives with her family on Manitoulin Island.

The Historic Hampton House stands as a testament to Black resilience and cultural excellence. Once a safe haven during the Jim Crow era for luminaries ...

Reach for a hoe. These are the last nine snake years: 1917: It was the start of the Russian Revolution, the year the U.S. entered WWI, a war so horrible it killed 16.5 million people and was supposed ...

She has set a new milestone as the only artist to achieve this honor in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category who composed and arranged every track on the album herself. Nicole has received two more ...

Decisions about who should be honoured are fraught with controversy — can 2025 better reflect the historic cultural richness of the capital?

Ella Fitzgerald makes Grammy history (1958) Paul Natkin/Getty Images At the first Grammy Awards in 1958, Ella Fitzgerald was nominated for two categories.

Vernon Avenue that hosted Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald is headed for an ... with the added bonus of preserving local history,” Mariangela Pfister, Department Head and Deputy ...

For Leggett, it began with the recognition that the history books ... land that welcomed Black families during segregation, and hosted music legends such as Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.