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A. Loretta Ables Sayre; Titilayo Adedokun; Arooj Aftab; Dianna Agron; Thana Alexa; Dee Alexander; Lorez Alexandria; May Alix; Jackie Allen (musician) Laurie Allyn
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, [1] to female recording artists for quality jazz vocal performances (songs or albums).
On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2] To date, she has won two Grammy Awards [3] and eight Juno ...
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.
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.
oy is following a 2024 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance with ... New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album. The 24-year-old singer has since amassed legions of fans amongst old school jazz ...
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
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.