Born in Detroit in 1928, Sheila Jordan was influenced early on by the bebop pioneers like Charlie Parker, whose pianist Duke Jordan she married in the 1950s on moving to New Yor… See more

The epitome of 1950s cool, Julie London initially found fame as an actress, before her sultry vocals found their way onto more than 30 albums, including that famous rendition of … See more

Born in 1932, American jazz singer Mark Murphy was an eccentric character who, despite his extraordinary vocal skill and creativity, is perhaps the most underrated jazz artist o… See more

Cecile McLorin Salvant shot to fame in the early 2010s when she won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and recorded that video of ‘I Didn’t Kno… See more