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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.
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.
Porter in concert with his regular band at Cosmopolite club in Oslo, Norway, 2016. Gregory Porter was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in Bakersfield, California, [3] [4] where his mother Ruth was a minister. [5]
Harry Babbitt (1913–2004); Mildred Bailey (1907–1951); Pearl Bailey (1918–1990); Anita Baker (born 1958); Belle Baker (1893–1957); Bonnie Baker (1917–1990 ...
It became a top-10 R&B hit in 1950. [3] Credit on the label went to "Lionel Hampton and vocalists"; Scott received no credit on any of the songs. A similar event occurred several years later when his vocal on "Embraceable You" with Charlie Parker, on the album One Night in Birdland, was credited to the female vocalist Chubby Newsom. [5]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Nominated [93] Milton + Esperanza (with Milton Nascimento) 2025: Best Jazz Vocal Album: Nominated [94] Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards: Herself 2012 Performing Arts Won [95] Soul Train Music Awards: Herself 2012: Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group Won [96] Doris Duke Artist Award: Herself 2024 Jazz Won [97] [98]
Samara Joy McLendon [1] (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2]
Top Vocal Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll 2014, WomanChild, Female Vocalist of the Year, 2015, Jazz Journalists Association; Top Vocal Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll 2015, For One to Love; Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album 2016, For One to Love; Paul Acket Award 2016; Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album 2018, Dreams and Daggers