All About Jazz — In the late 1950s, Jim Hall was a founding member of two of the decade's most forward-thinking chamber jazz groups: the Chico Hamilton Quintet and the Jimmy Giuffre Trio. Both groups fused West Coast jazz with classical sensibilities, resulting in a ... more info

All About Jazz — Take a recipe perfected by Frank Sinatra.... mix equal parts of Billie Holiday and Barbra Streisand, a teaspoon of Ella Fitzgerald...add a dash of Peggy Lee and you've got a hot fresh talent named Tamela D'Amico. This is an artist that brings a delic... more info

All About Jazz — Once upon a time, the emblematic jazz singer was an African-American woman, serenading a smoke-filled room. Think Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Today, a talented crop of cosmopolitan young singers are creating a new breed of jazz vocalist: the ... more info

All About Jazz — Serenade that special someone in your life this Valentine's Day with classic love songs featuring acclaimed music artist Ella Fitzgerald. On sale for a limited time at select Post Offices nationwide, Love Letters from Ella is a collection of the jazz... more info

Guardian Music — • Audience shaken as Cleo Lane tells how hours earlier husband Johnny insisted on 'celebration'• Star performers were told before going on stage for 40th anniversary gig at couple's homeAs finales go, it was unconventional to say the leas... more info

The Independent — Johnny Dankworth, who has died aged 82, was one of the few British musicians who not only were world-class but were recognised as such, taking to the stage on clarinet or sax with the proverbial Who's Who of jazz, from Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock... more info

All About Jazz — Sir John Dankworth, a totemic figure of the British jazz scene who worked as a musical director for artists including Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald, has died at the age of 82. The saxophonist, whose career spanned more than half a century, died ... more info

NME — The veteran saxophone player was musical director for Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald more info

Guardian Music — Saxophonist who played for Charlie Parker, collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald and wrote the Avengers theme tune dies after a 60-year career in musicSir John Dankworth, a totemic figure of the British jazz scene who worked as a musical director for art... more info

The Independent — British jazz star John Dankworth, who worked with legends like Ella Fitzgerald and was married to singer Cleo Laine, has died at the age of 82, the BBC reported Sunday, quoting his agent. more info