This is FRESH AIR. We asked our classical music critic, Lloyd Schwartz, to recommend some music to listen to that feels right for this moment. He says the album that's given him the most sheer ...

Vail Jazz presents Ella and Louis Together Again featuring Carmen Bradford and Byron Stripling, joined by pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist Ken Walker, guitarist Steve Kovalcheck and drummer Dru Heller.

Spring is here! Winter has taken its final bow, and with consistently warmer temperatures setting in after a brutally cold season, we're beyond thrilled to enjoy fresh blooms and longer, sunny days ...

In the 1940s and ’50s, jazz stars Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald combined their exceptional talents for duo recordings. Released by the Decca and Verve labels, the collaborations include the ...

Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald are reuniting in heaven. And the sound is just as beautiful as you’d imagine. That’s the idea writer/actor Trent Armand Kendall had for the touring musical ...

Fitzgerald's warm, yet ultra-cool voice was at the opposite pole of jazz singing from Armstrong's gravelly growl. There's absolutely no reason their voices should blend so effortlessly — but they do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is here! Winter has taken its final bow, and with consistently warmer temperatures setting in after a brutally cold season, ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the years since Ella Fitzgerald would have turned a hundred, there have been many tributes to this great jazz icon. But music critic Lloyd Schwartz thinks the best of the ...