NEW HOPE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- An award-winning artist is singing from her icon's songbook. Freda Payne is coming to the Bucks County Playhouse next week for a 10-show run called "A Tribute to Ella ...

There are few things music geeks love more than an unearthed, previously unknown recording, and that’s exactly what’s in store for fans of iconic jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. On Feb. 28, an album of a ...

A play about a young Ella Fitzgerald’s dramatic escape from a reform school in Hudson is coming to Poughkeepsie in December. Its producers hope it brings together city residents and organizations to ...

Affectionately dubbed as "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald’s amazing voice thrilled music fans for decades during her impeccable live performances. Even following her death in 1996 at age 79, ...

In his 859-page monograph The Swing Era (1989), composer and historian Gunther Schuller skipped past Ella Fitzgerald. In 2011, when Judith Tick asked him about the omission, he responded that "there ...

Ella Fitzgerald’s 1958 performance at the Hollywood Bowl is now released as an album called “Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook.” Gregg Field discovered recordings of her concert ...

One of the UK's leading chamber orchestras is swapping classical for cool this autumn, teaming up with a celebrated jazz vocalist to honour one of the greatest voices of the 20th century. London ...

Every time a new concert by Ella Fitzgerald is released, my first thought is somewhat cynical. I was able to see the First Lady of Song only once live in performance, at the very end of her career, ...

Explore the catalog of “The First Lady of Song” with tracks chosen by Valerie June, Yaya Bey, Imani Perry and 13 more writers and musicians. By Marcus J. Moore Caity Weaver’s 10-hour holiday music ...