Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

The story of Sarah Vaughan in a musical. Credit: Photo by Stephanie R. Brown Preeminent jazz artist Sarah Vaughan was christened by her peers as “Divine One,” and given the nickname “Sassie.” She ...

Multi award winning Jazz singer, Zara McFarlane sings music by Sarah Vaughan, one of the jazz singing legends of the 20th century, „the musician´s musician“, whose story is rarely told. In the ...

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an... Sarah Vaughan's Magnificent Voice Reigns In 'Live At ...

This is FRESH AIR. A concert performance by singer Sarah Vaughan from 1969 has been newly released. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says Vaughan resisted stylistic labels that might limit her options. And ...