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A left-hander, King flipped a right-handed guitar upside down, put it in an unorthodox tuning, and forged a style steeped in steely drama and epic bends

I'd encountered the pairing of room sponsor Nordost with VTL electronics and Stenheim loudspeakers in this very same room last year. But this time, with one more year to learn how to tame an extremely large, semi-intractable listening space, set-up wizard Stirling Trayle scored a bullseye. Both my husband, David and I were floored by the sound in this room.

Love songs have been a staple of music for centuries, capturing the essence of human emotion in a way that few other forms of art can. And when it comes to love songs, there is something special about the classics. From the crooners of the 1940s to the soulful ballads of the 1970s, the best

Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, was an American jazz singer and songwriter who remains one of the most influential and iconic musicians of the 20th century. Her unique vocal style, characterized by a raw and emotive expressiveness, brought a new level of depth and vulnerability to jazz and popular music. Holiday's career spanned

New Album: Renowned bassist Leon Lee Dorsey continues his prolific streak with the issue of Cantaloupe Island.

Albert King's seminal Stax Records debut album 'Born Under a Bad Sign' will be reissued in special editions by Craft Recordings on April 21.

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Next week, Signature Theater will host a cabaret tribute to legendary Ella Fitzgerald from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.

Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong were A-list celebrities at the top of their art form. Today’s jazz singers are finding new paths. Listen to these 11 favorites.

New mature albums by jazz prodigies Joey Alexander and Nikki Yanofsky demonstrate the potential and limitations of starting an artistic career as a child.