Almost eleven years ago in Manhattan’s 52nd Street Onyx Club, a tiny (4 ft. 11 in.), handsome Negro girl stepped to the microphone and began to sing. The song she sang that night was one the customers ...

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Getting Started If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. CD capsule What do you get if you take a 76 year old jazz singer who's seen a lot of life, ...

Maxine B. Gordon is building a new perspective on jazz history. In her upcoming book, “Quartette: Stories from the Lives of Four Women Jazz Musicians—Maxine Sullivan, Velma Middleton, Melba Liston, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A brass cornet made by Olds Ambassador and owned by Maxine Sullivan. The body of the cornet (2013.46.29.1.1a) is brass ...