Listening for the “changes”: An Ella Fitzgerald albums guide
Analyzing Ella: The “First Lady of Song” gets a first-rate biography
Creating Space in the New Century: Remixing the 100-ish Most Influential Female Artists
Vincent Stephenswomen and music, Elaine Hayes, vocal jazz, R&B, country music, neo-soul, rock, pop divas, Abbey Lincoln, Adele, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Cyndi Lauper, P!nk, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Teena Marie, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Esperanza Spalding, Alison Krauss, Jill Scott, Tanya Tucker, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys
Bonus Cut: “Jazz Adjacent” and “Rock Torch/Occasional Jazz” Albums + Artists ripe for discovery/rediscovery
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 5 (of 5): A Quiet Thing: A tidal approach to vocal jazz
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 4 (of 5): You Fascinate Me So: Jazz + Beyond Category
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 3 (of 5): Our Love Rolls On: The 1980s and 1990s jazz generation
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 2 (of 5): This is New: Voicing jazz in the new millennium (Part 2)
Vincent Stephensvocal jazz, jazz singers, Janis Mann, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jackie Ryan, Catherine Russell, Gregory Porter, Karen Marguth, Gretchen Parlato, Ashley Pezzotti, Cyrille Aimee, Champian Fulton
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (of 5): Prelude to a Kiss: I know you love the past but what jazz have you listened to lately?
Learning to Listen: Get hip to Marlena Shaw
95 years young: Celebrating the Art of Tony Bennett
Freddy Cole (1931-2020): Quietly legendary
Lorez, Gloria, and Dakota: On being black, female, and ‘underrated’ in jazz singing
Synthesis, growth, and eclecticism: Favorite albums of 2010-2019
Aretha’s Rainbow: Notes on Aretha Franklin’s music beyond ‘soul’
Sassy gets her due!
The Art of Independence: A Riffs, Beats, & Codas interview with jazz vocalist Karen Marguth
Now and Forever: Celebrating a century of Billie Holiday