A gallery of photos and essays about our favorite jazz performers.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is America's National Cultural Center. Located in Washington, DC, the Kennedy Center presents the latest musical and theatrical productions, jazz concerts, family performances, and a free performance every day at 6pm on the Millennium Stage.

Page devoted to the last great jazz diva. Biography, extensive discography with reviews.

ZZCD 9812 Order Page **Sound Clips** Reviews FootPrints of your Life All words and music written and performed by Bill Collins Demetrios Pappas: Accoustic piano, keyboards and synthesizers Jef Lee Johnson: Accoustic and electirc guitars Steve Beskrone: Electirc bass - Harry Butch Reed: Drums Grant MacAvoy: Drums (tracks 4 and 7) - Dr. Gibbs: Percussion Lenny Pierro: Tenor and soprans ...

Betty Carter A long period of struggling and near-complete obscurity preceded Betty Carter's surprising rise to fame; through it all she never compromised her musical vision. Although she has never cared much for avant-garde jazz, her own interpretations of standards and originals are still so radical (with tonal distortions, a very wide range of tempoes and many unexpected changes of direction) ...

Tribute to the jazz singer Betty Carter who died on September 26, 1998.

June Christy Although she originally sounded heavily influenced by Anita O'Day, June Christy's cool-toned yet cheerful style grew to be quite individual and popular, being both sensual and nonthreatening. She sang locally in Chicago and then received her big break, replacing O'Day with Stan Kenton's Orchestra in 1945. She had hits with Tampico, Shoo-Fly Pie and How High the Moon and her ...

The classic voice of Jazz Singer Grace Cerrone embraces Jazz song into the 21st century ...

This site offers contemporary and historic information and images concerning the world of Jazz Music ...

Betty Carter - May 16, 1930 - September 26, 1998 Photo By: John Walker, 1998 Betty Carter, to me the best singer who ever lived, was taken from us in September. I am currently working on this page of information and links regarding her life and recordings. If you have any pointers to info please drop me a note. Discography Biography - from AllMusic.com National Press Club Interview Links Jazz ...

INTERVIEW Betty Carter: Still taking risks by Seth Rogovoy (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 14, 1997) -- While it has perhaps been a long time in coming, the world has generally caught up with Betty Carter, an artist before her time if there ever was one. But now, with multiple Grammy nominations in her pocket, with props from the White House -- President Clinton awarded her one of 11 National Medals ...