MARION, Va. Shirley Horne Blackwell, age 80, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn. Shirley Blackwell was an incredible lady who lived an extraordinary life.

SPECIAL: Tonight on the Night Train, we focus on the jazz ballad – classic jazz ballads and balladeers, along with ...

Shirley Horn has long been a favorite jazz singer and pianist of mine. I’m not alone: Miles Davis was a big fan as well. That’s probably why he made a cameo appearance on her 1989 Verve album You ...

The National Endowment for the Arts yesterday named Shirley Horn, the powerful Washington-bred vocalist, to the roster of this year's Jazz Masters. The annual honor salutes composers, instrumentalists ...

Shirley died on Sunday, December 28 in West Chester, Ohio. She was 98. Born November 1, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, Shirley grew up across the street from Brown School and graduated from Fairview High ...

Washington Post critic Richard Harrington recommends these recordings as an introduction to Shirley Horn: * "Close Enough for Love" (1988). Generally excellent but especially for the five songs ...

Titled “Shirley: A Residential School Story,” the episode is named in honour of Dr. Horn’s newly released children’s book. It ...