LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are country award shows and hip-hop award ones, Latin Grammys and beyond — so why hasn’t there been a televised jazz music award show to look forward to every year? That ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater is a consummate artist. When Gambit reached her by phone two weeks ago, Bridgewater had recently landed back in the U.S. after a long flight from Cape Verde, where she performed at ...
There is little doubt Billie Holiday would be intrigued by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the award-winning singer-actress who has portrayed Holiday onstage. Like Holiday, Bridgewater has a certain verve that ...
The Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center is thrilled to announce an exceptional evening featuring award-winning jazz artists Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. This special performance will blend ...
Kicking off the 916th episode of Neon Jazz, we dive straight into the deep end of excellence with a powerhouse pairing—jazz royalty Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap—serving up fresh brilliance ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. When Grammy-winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and Grammy-winning pianist Bill ...
“People sometimes say ‘less is more,’” Dolly Parton once said to Johnny Carson on the old “Tonight Show.” “But I believe that more is more — and I am living proof of that.” Indeed, she is. In an ...
Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month.
Some voices—mine for instance—are barely suitable for conversation. Some voices -very few—seem well-suited for almost anything defined as music. And even fewer can navigate across genres and styles ...
When Dee Dee Bridgewater comes to Wharton Center on Oct. 4, it will be a bit of a homecoming. The international jazz great — winner of three Grammys, a Tony and a member of the Memphis Hall of Fame— ...
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band--that was my musical training. Everything I'm doing; you can trace it all back to my days with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. In jazz, as in life, the most interesting path ...
Even though she portrayed Billie Holiday onstage in Paris and London some years ago, apparently to rave reviews, Dee Dee Bridgewater doesn’t try to channel her on Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie ...