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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

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

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

Eydie Gorme　

Although most of her career was conducted during the rock era, traditional pop singer Eydie Gorme carved out a place for herself in several areas of entertainment. For 20 years, from the mid- ..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

Hiroko Williams　

Esther Phillips　

Esther Phillips was perhaps too versatile for her own good, at least commercially speaking; while she was adept at singing blues, early R＆B, gritty soul, jazz, straight-up pop, {\dis ..more

Esperanza Spalding　

Hailed as a prodigy on the acoustic double bass within months of first touching the instrument as a 15-year-old, Esperanza Spalding has emerged as a fine jazz bassist, but has also distinguished ..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

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

Oscar Brown Jr.　

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

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

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

Gregory Porter　

Sarah Vaughan　

Possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan ranked with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday in the very top echelon of female jazz singers. She often gav ..more

Sidsel Storm　

Sinne Eeg　

Jamie Cullum　

British pianist/vocalist Jamie Cullum mixes jazz with melodic pop and rock into a crossover style that calls to mind such artists as Harry Connick, Jr., and Norah Jones. In that vein ..more