Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene ...

Music fans are mourning the death of legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who passed away at the age of 96. She had been an ...

Sheila Jordan, one of jazz’s most daring and beloved vocal improvisers, died on Monday, August 11, 2025, at her home in New ...

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

Sheila Jordan, a prolific jazz singer who helped pioneer a bebop and scat singing style, has died. She was 96. Jordan’s death ...

Sheila Jordan, who helped pioneer a bebop and scat jazz singing style, as well as a bass-voice duo in the genre, has died.

Music fans are mourning the death of legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who passed away at the age of 96. She had been an ...

Duke Jordan appears early in the story of Sheila Jordan’s long life. He was the pianist she married in the 1950s, and his name often surfaces in accounts of her early years.

After overcoming divorce, single motherhood and addiction, Jordan recorded 19 albums since 2000 and was celebrated as a ...

Sheila Jordan, a celebrated jazz vocalist and staple of the Blue Note roster, has died at the age of 96. The news was shared ...

Sheila Jordan, whose cool and supple voice carried her name through decades of jazz recordings, performance and education, ...

Sheila Jordan, the legendary singer who pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style with an upright bass as the only ...