Going to a jazz show is usually about hearing this piano player or that saxophonist, but attending a performance by vocalist Abbey Lincoln was about performing a pilgrimage: It was about the ...

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Celebrating Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln delivers an evening of beautiful, soulful sounds which spotlight both the centennial year of Max Roach, and the music that he and his wife, vocalist and actress ...

Abbey Lincoln virtually defined jazz singing. Her commanding voice and imaginative songwriting set her apart while confirming her status as a worthy successor to her major influence, Billie Holiday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, whose six-decade career included acting and composing, and who participated in the U.S. civil rights movement, died in New York on Saturday at age 80, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, whose six-decade career included acting and composing, and who participated in the civil rights movement, died in New York on Saturday at age 80, The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a career spanning half a century, Abbey Lincoln turned her back on the image-makers who wanted to turn her into a Marilyn Monroe in sepia. Instead, she chose to go her own way as an ...

Few singers have the emotional depth and versatility of Lincoln, who died Saturday at the age of 80. With a voice capable of evoking the joys and... Abbey Lincoln: The Power Of Voice Few singers have ...

Film Forum’s seven-movie Roemer tribute — Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln play a young couple striving to make a life for themselves in small-town Alabama. Lincoln’s Josie, serene and self-possessed, is ...

And It's Supposed to Be Love article by Ludovico Granvassu, published on March 25, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Play This! articles ...

Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80. She had been declining in health for the past year. Her death ...