Barbara Morrison Square News Today

Studio City, California - The world bids farewell to the legendary Jazz and Blues singer Barbara Morrison, as her final album, BLUES MAMA!, is now available on all major streaming platforms. Despite her passing on

One year after revered songstress, vocal teacher and community activist Barbara Morrison’s passing at age 72, her legacy is humming along in full swing. The City of Los Angeles has renamed the corner of 43rd Street and Degnan (where the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center has stood for the past 14 years) “Barbara Morrison Square.” It was dedicated on the singer’s birthday last year, September 10, which also marked the date of the First Annual Barbara Morrison Jazz and Blues Festival.

A pillar in her LA community, singer Barbara Morrison leaves behind a deep legacy of song, creativity, and community empowerment.

Community Build, Inc. celebrated three decades of providing “a culture of care” by paying tribute to community heroes and sheroes at their 30th Anniversary Celebration.

More than 300 community members attended the ceremony to honor Barbara Morrison, the legendary “Empress of Blues and Jazz”.

A Leimert Park intersection will be dedicated Saturday as Barbara Morrison Square in honor of the late legendary jazz singer, coinciding with the anniversary of...

A Leimert Park intersection will be dedicated Saturday as Barbara Morrison Square in honor of the late legendary jazz singer, coinciding with the anniversary of her birth and the inaugural edition of the Barbara Morrison Jazz & Blues Music Festival.