Jul 17th, 2007 · In a career that spans seven decades, pianist Hank Jones has worked with everyone who's anyone in jazz, including Bennie Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Billie Holliday. One of the last of his era, Jones celebrates the legends of his time, seeming to downplay his own genius.
Jul 3rd, 2007 · Amy LaVere's cathartic twang draws from influences as varied as Billie Holliday, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton. Anchors & Anvils expands on the sounds and themes of her debut, while continuing to demonstrate her talent for luminous, accessible songcraft.
Jul 3rd, 2007 · Amy LaVere's cathartic twang draws from influences as varied as Billie Holliday, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton. Anchors & Anvils expands on the sounds and themes of her debut, while continuing to demonstrate her talent for luminous, accessible songcraft.
Jan 16th, 2007 · Madeleine Peyroux became famous, in part, for sounding like Billie Holliday and putting a jazzy, idosyncratic touch on a variety of time-tested standards. On her latest album, she interprets more recent material, from Bob Dylan to Joni Mitchell.
Sep 13th, 2005 · Guitarist Al Casey died Sunday of colon cancer at age 89, days short of his 90th birthday on Sept. 15. Casey's distinctive style helped to define the sound of Fats Waller's band in the 1930s and 1940s. Casey also played with Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson and Billie Holliday. (This interview originally aired May 19, 2004.)
Sep 6th, 2005 · Countless books have been published on the life of Billie Holliday. British writer Julia Blackburn tries a different tack -- in her book With Billie, she collects a series of interviews of some of those who knew the great jazz singer personally.
Jul 14th, 2004 · His new book is Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004. He's a writer and editor for The New Yorker magazine and frequently contributes to its "Talk of the Town" section. Hertzberg was on the staff of the New Republic magazine for much of the 1980s. Hertzberg also spent time in the White House from 1979 to 1981 as Jimmy Carter's speechwriter. In the introduction to this book, The New Yorker's David Remnick says "as a writer he has tone control the way Billie Holliday had tone control."
Jul 14th, 2004 · Singer Dayna Kurtz has a new CD called Beautiful Yesterday is a mixed bag of contemporary material. Included are songs by Duke Ellington and Leonard Cohen, Billie Holliday and Prince. Critic Jim Fusilli says that although Kurtz overreaches at times, her voice and interpretations are haunting and brimming with maturity.