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Al Jarreau　

The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R＆B, respectively), Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 12, 1940. The son of a vi ..more

Anita O'Day　

Few female singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O’Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Though three or four outshone her in pure quality of ..more

Anna Maria Alberghetti　

Anna Maria Alberghetti is a singer/actress from Pesaro, Italy. She was touring Europe as a singer at age 12 and made her Carnegie Hall debut at 14. Her film career began with The Medium in 19 ..more

Betty Blake　

Vocalist Betty Blake made one fine recording for Bethlehem in 1960, Betty Blake Sings in a Tender Mood. On the strength of it, she deserved more opportunities and exposure. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi ..more

Beverly Kenney　

Singer Beverly Kenney remains one of jazz’s great tragedies -- an exquisitely nuanced stylist whose sophisticated phrasing perfectly complemented the cool jazz sensibilities of the late ’5 ..more

Billie Holiday　

The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop vocals forever. More than a half-century ..more

Bing Crosby　

Bing Crosby was, without doubt, the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century. The undisputed best-selling artist until well into the rock era (with over half ..more

Blossom Dearie　

A distinctive, girlish voice, crisp, impeccable delivery, and an irrepressible sense of playful swing made Blossom Dearie one of the most enjoyable singers of the vocal era. Her warmth and sparkle ..more

Brett Raymond　

Like many of his contemporaries, Brett Raymond is a man of many talents. Comparable in talent to Lex de Azevedo and Jay Richards, Raymond enjoys a successful career as a composer, arranger ..more

Carmen Mcrae　

Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that ..more

Cassandra Wilson　

Although her recording career has been somewhat erratic, Cassandra Wilson became one of the top jazz singers of the ’90s, a vocalist blessed with a distinctive and flexible voice who is not afra ..more

Chris Connor　

Along with June Christy, Helen O’Connell, and Julie London, Chris Connor epitomized cool jazz singing in the 1950s. Influenced by Anita O’Day, the torchy, smoky singer wasn’t one for ..more

Diana Krall　

With her pre-bop piano style, cool but sensual singing, and fortuitously photogenic looks, Diana Krall took the jazz world by storm in the late ’90s. By the turn of the century she was firmly estab ..more

Diana Panton　

Dianne Reeves　

Dianne Reeves has been one of the top singers in jazz ever since the late ’80s. A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae (although even she can not reach the impossible hei ..more

Doris Day　

Doris Day has packed four careers into one lifetime, two each in music and movies. The pity is that all most people remember are her movies, from Teacher’s Pet (1957) onward, as the quintessenti ..more

Eden Atwood　

A fine interpreter of lyrics, Eden Atwood started off her jazz career with a series of excellent recordings for Concord. Raised in Montana, Atwood studied drama and musical theater at coll ..more

Ella Fitzgerald　

The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voic ..more

Emi Meyer　

Emilie-Claire Barlow　

Because Emilie-Claire Barlow is a female jazz singer from Canada, some American jazz enthusiasts have inevitably compared her to Canada’s most famous jazz export： Diana Krall. But truth ..more