Topic: Betty Carter
He co-hosted the luncheon that launched the Algonquin Round Table. He introduced Isamu Noguchi, who had sculpted his portrait, to Robert Moses ...
0 View Larger Image . Fay Victor isn't your typical jazz singer. Although she has a large repertoire of tunes from the Great American Songbook, as...
I've noticed a recent burst of comments directed at jazz 20-somethings from some leading jazz 40-somethings. For the most part, the seasoned...
Carter was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Detroit , where her father led a church choir. Her first solo LP, Out There with Betty Carter , was released on the Peacock label in 1958. In 1988 she won a Grammy for ...
Why do some sounds endure to jolt the memory and take us back to a specific moment in time, like Proust's taste sensations, while others fade away? In Saturday's The Archive Hour on Radio Four, Julian Baggini (and his producer ...
Fiercely artistic and moderately eccentric, the very likeable Carmen Lundy hit town last night with a terrific new US group behind her dramatic vocals. Elegant and athletic in black T-shirt and linen slacks, Carmen combined elements of Sarah Vaughan's tone and ...
