Among the last beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass, Sheila Jordan left an indelible mark on jazz. In... Remembering Sheila Jordan, a voice that defined ...

Sheila Jordan, who has died aged 96, was an acclaimed jazz singer and much-loved teacher who cut her teeth in the Bebop scene as it emerged in New York in the late 1940s; the first singer to have an ...

Legendary, Detroit-born jazz singer Sheila Jordan died at her home in New York City on Aug. 11, at the age of 96.

Sheila Jordan, one of the great underappreciated voices in jazz, has died at the age of 96. Her longtime bassist Harvie S told NPR that Jordan died Monday at her apartment in New York City. Despite a ...

Artful jazz vocal pioneer Sheila Jordan, who recorded the lion’s share of her catalog and earned critical acclaim late in life, died on Monday at her New York City apartment. She was 96. Jordan’s ...

NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, who passed away on August 11, 2025, at the age of 96, will be remembered as one of the great improvising jazz vocalists—imitated by many, bettered by none. Sporting fake ...

She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sheila Jordan, one of the great underappreciated voices in jazz, has died at ...