Sentences with phrase «jazz singer»

Mike Epps will play comedian Richard Pryor in «Nina,» a biopic of jazz singer Nina Simone starring Zoe Saldana as the High Priestess of Soul.

Peggy Lee, the mid-20th century American jazz singer inspiring learners and Instructional Designers across the globe to create an eLearning culture of self - advocacy in the 21st century.

The chart - topping singer who came to fame as the lead singer of the Supremes, earned a lead actress nomination for her 1972 film debut in «Lady Sings the Blues,» playing legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday.

«I think the Valentine's concert was so successful because it had one of the best jazz singers in the country and we have developed a following to our excellent concerts,» says Swartz.

Through archival imagery and newly - shot footage, Precarity follows the life of forgotten New Orleans jazz singer Buddy Bolden.

This night's event highlights arts and music and includes artists Rita Barros; Margarida Correia; Isabel Pavão; Maria Clara Pereira; Joana Ricou, and performances by jazz singer Sara Serpa.

Currently representing Hong Kong in an official collateral event of the 57th Venice Biennale, Samson Young will develop a one - time sound performance in collaboration with jazz singer Michael Schiefel at Tropez, a public - pool - turned - pop - up - gallery in Humboldthain.

One devotional tied together King David, the Hebrew monarch and psalm writer and Nina Simone, the great jazz singer.

Beyonce Knowles plays a sultry barroom jazz singer who is recruited to join the church choir in The Fighting Temptations.

These words, borrowed from jazz singer Dianne Reeves» «Endangered Species,» rang out in Hollywood's Taglyan Complex on Wednesday night as actress Sheryl Lee Ralph belted them from the stage.

Nina (Unrated) Zoe Saldana plays the title character in this controversial biopic chronicling jazz singer Nina Simone's (1933 - 2003) rise to fame, her troubled private life and her dependency on her business manager (David Oyelowo).

Clooney — who co-wrote the film with actor Heslov — understands that film has its own rhythms, and he casts jazz singer Dianne Reeves to help with the appropriate crescendos and silences.

Through archival imagery and newly - shot footage, Akomfrah's new film follows the life of forgotten New Orleans jazz singer Buddy Bolden.

Head to Transport Bar, then up to the rooftop to Transit Cocktail Lounge for delicious cocktails inspired by famous jazz singers - just the thing to sip on while enjoying the bar's live music and stunning view of Melbourne by night.

They have a sexy retro vibe which brings to mind sultry jazz singers and burlesque performers of the 1930's.

«My voice, it just isn't as powerful as it used to be,» the Toronto - based jazz singer complains.

Jazz singers Ian Shaw and Sarah Jane Morris are performing for a special church event on Sunday evening in aid of missing people.

The inspiration for this name is Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz singer dubbed the «First Lady of Song» and «Queen of Jazz».

Halbritter announced several acts that will come to Turning Stone this summer, including crooner Tony Bennett and jazz singer Harry Connick Jr..

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Or at least listen to music, as the outstanding jazz singer Tamar Korn once told me when I was in distress «music heals».

Laura is also a critically claimed jazz singer and songwriter (hence, jazzy vegetarian!).

Belinda, a 31 - year - old jazz singer and david, a 32 - year - old police officer had used several online dating sites when they met on rsvp.

Bailey («Rockin» Chair») was one of the leading jazz singers of the»20s and»30s, and contributed measurably to the foundations of swing music.

He pronounces the Marquis de Sade, as if that sadistic scribe were the father of the Nigerian jazz singer, Sade.

However, quite a few thieves and crooks are planning to steal the diamond - among them a charming con artist and a beautiful jazz singer.

Fabien Constant's debut narrative feature spends 24 hours with jazz singer Vivienne Carala (Sarah Jessica Parker) as she copes with the news of having a terminal illness.

Ultimately, what really hits home is the people brought back into the limelight, from the grandfather of the delta blues Charley Patton to jazz singer Mildred Bailey, much admired by Tony Bennett, and Redbone whose Come And Get Your Love memorably featured in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

The movie also examines the Indian roots in the work of Mildred Bailey, a pioneer for female jazz singers and a profound influence on some male superstars who came after her, one of whom, Tony Bennett, appears in an interview.

Zoe Saldana is set to star as Nina Simone in the film, and CD Heidi Levitt is casting an African - American girl to play the iconic jazz singer as a child.

Off screen, she is a talented jazz singer, pianist and accomplished painter and illustrator.

Amy Whinehouse had an incredible voice; she was a naturally gifted jazz singer whose songwriting was basically diary entries broken down into poetic verses.

November 21, 2014 • Hear a performance from the Texas native, whose distinctive voice evokes classic jazz singers.

Annie Ross — the tough and resourceful British - born jazz singer Kenneth Tynan once called «a carrot - head who moves us and then brushes off our sympathy with a shrug of her lips» — projects the kind of caustic soul that seems made for a Robert Altman film.

Her mother (Cloris Leachman), a former jazz singer and quiet alcoholic, also lives in the house and offers her daughter the kind of wise counsel that Helen Hunt's mother (Shirley Knight) does in As Good as It Gets.

I think all the time about how I would answer mid-20th century American jazz singer Peggy Lee if she asked me, «Is that all there is... to eLearning?».

I kept singing into college, where I led the jazz and a cappella ensemble, and participated in a semiprofessional jazz ensemble the Seattle Jazz Singers.

Did You Know: The Danbury Federal Correctional Institute is notable for housing a number of famous inmates, including jazz singer Billie Holiday and former Manson follower Lynette «Squeaky» Fromme.

In addition to Belafonte, the hour - long program featured jazz singer Gloria Lynne, John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Arthur Mitchell, among others, and used DeCarava's images, some of which were made for the show and others which already existed.

Blank on Blank animates an interview with Nina Simone and European jazz singer Lillian Terry, which progresses from a discussion of pop culture to violence.

She found the work of Ribeiro — whose company performs at Yerba Buena in October with jazz singer Maria Joao and pianist Mario Laginha — «very inventive and beautifully constructed and danced, but it had an odd aesthetic about it; it was different.

She is the daughter of late jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.

Turn Maxine Sullivan's House into a Cultural Center Honoring the Bronx's Jazz Traditions By Mark Naison Today, I had the honor of participating in a street naming ceremony to honor the great jazz singer, radio personality, and community leader Maxine -LSB-...]

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It's heartbreaking to witness Marie go from jazz singer to vocal coach.