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Pages in category "American women jazz singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 417 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nicole is the only person or female, as of 2024, to have ever won Best Jazz Vocal album for a recording completely written and arranged by the artist herself. [ 18 ] In 2020, Broadway World nominated Zuraitis for five Cabaret Awards.
Emma Salokoski. Isyana Sarasvati. Daniela Schächter. Sara Serpa. June Smith (jazz singer) Irma Sokhadze. Fredrika Stahl.
Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. [ 1 ] She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as ...
Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. [1] She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins [2] as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work.
Ruth Brown (1928–2006) Ane Brun (born 1976) Mari Kvien Brunvoll (born 1984) Joyce Bryant (1928–2022) Beryl Bryden (1920–1998) Michael Bublé (born 1975) Sarah Buechi (born 1981)
Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed " Deedles ", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music. Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which remained number one ...
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.