One of Duke Ellington‘s highest compliments to a performer was “beyond category.” Patti Austin fits that description to a tee. And she’ll prove it over and over Friday night when she reprises Ella ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Grammy-winner Patti Austin joins The New York ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop singer Ella Fitzgerald was born 100 years ago today. She started out winning Harlem talent shows as a teenager. She had her first hits with Chick Webb's big band before ...

Ella Fitzgerald’s most enduring legacy is the celebrated songbook cycle of albums she made for Norman Granz’s Verve label, beginning in 1956 with “The Cole Porter Songbook.” Even almost a half-century ...

Naperville audiences will be treated to a Valentine’s Day performance of some of the best the Great American songbook has to offer. Chicago jazz singer Tammy McCann performs her show “Ella Loves ...