Ms. Holiday first appeared in The Hall, briefly in April 1944. She was 29 years old, and one of many musicians gathered in a ...

Playing Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson’s jazz-infused biographical one-woman show “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” is a dream for many musical theater performers. The latest to attain that dream ...

The music of legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday will fill the Charleston Music Hall at a Feb. 7 concert with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra. Led by Music Director Robert Lewis, the CJO will bring a ...

Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz and blues singers of all time, but her life was devastated by racism, ...

"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" is a celebration of the life and music of Billie Holiday. It's on stage now at the Arvada Center. The production is an intimate, immersive experience. The set is ...

Before Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, or Rachelle Ferrell, there was Billie Holiday, a fierce jazz vocalist who captivated audiences with every note. Known for her unique raspy voice, she made history as ...

Breaking racial barriers: Jazz clubs in the early 20th century created rare integrated spaces during segregation, fostering ...

Known as the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald popularised "scat singing" where she used her voice to sound like a ...

“What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” “Good Morning Heartache,” “Autumn in New York” and the unforgettable ballad turned Civil Rights Movement anthem “Strange Fruit” are among the songs that have been ...

*(Brooklyn, NY) – On Saturday, April 4, The Billie Holiday Theatre, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and culture organizations, will present the season finale of BILLIE & BEYOND – the institution’s ...