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 ...

The title of “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald,” Judith Tick’s incisive, doggedly researched new biography of the 20th century’s preeminent songstress, suggests action and movement. This is no accident. As ...

Ella Fitzgerald: The Official Graphic Novel Ngozi Nwadiogbu 112 Pages ISBN: 978-1970047295 Fantoons 2025 There are few voices in jazz, and perhaps in all of music, that carry the warmth, depth and ...

In early 1933, a 15-year-old Ella Fitzgerald spent many a day dancing for dimes and nickels on the sidewalks of Yonkers, N.Y. At least she did until a truant officer caught her and hauled her to ...

There’s a Gordon Parks photo called “Music-That Lordly Power” that exemplifies what visitors can expect when they visit the latest exhibition at the Gantt Center, “Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs ...

*The month of April was celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month. There was a variety of events scheduled across the United States and on a global scale, celebrating America’s #1 art form JAZZ! Jazz ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. "The First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy ...

Editor’s note: This segment originally broadcast on March 17, 2023. How did Ella Fitzgerald become the legend she was? That’s the question author Judith Tick asks and answers in her new biography on ...

Austin Shakespeare will bring the spirit of jazz and the elegance of Ella Fitzgerald to life at its upcoming fundraiser, Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks, featuring selections made famous by the Queen of ...

Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most iconic and celebrated jazz vocalists of all time, but she was known to dabble in rock ‘n’ roll every now and then, too. As rock music became increasingly popular in ...

YELLOW BASKET. I SEND A LETTER TO MY MOMMY. ON THE WAY I DROPPED IT. SHE’S KNOWN AS THE QUEEN OF JAZZ AND THE FIRST LADY OF SONG. ELLA FITZGERALD RECORDED 200 ALBUMS AND 2000 SONGS SHAPING AMERICAN ...