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She won the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition in 2007, [4] was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010, [2] [6] and won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2012. Her 2019 album Move On featured cover versions of songs by Stephen Sondheim. The album received praise from Sondheim himself ...
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
A. Loretta Ables Sayre; Titilayo Adedokun; Arooj Aftab; Dianna Agron; Thana Alexa; Dee Alexander; Lorez Alexandria; May Alix; Jackie Allen (musician) Laurie Allyn
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.
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.
Eleri Ward (born August 10, 1994) [1] [2] is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress, best known for her Sufjan Stevens-inspired indie folk renditions of the works of composer Stephen Sondheim.
The category remained unchanged until 1985, when it was combined with the award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male and presented in the genderless category. Gender-specific awards were once again presented from 1986 until 1991. In 1992, the two categories were combined and presented as the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
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