Anita O'Day

Anita O Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87. O Day was inspired by singer-comedienne Martha Raye and jazz vocalists... More »

Anita O Day, whose sassy renditions of Honeysuckle Rose, Sweet Georgia Brown and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and 50s, has died. She was 87.... More »

Digital downloading has begun transforming the classical music marketplace. From new faces to household names, artists across the classical spectrum are enjoying a growing percentage of album sales... More »

Tom Talbert, a self-taught pianist who arranged music for jazz greats such as Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton and Claude Thornhill, has died. He was 80. Talbert died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center... More »