Music
On the occasion of what would have been Ella Fitzgerald’s 100th birthday, the Grammy Museum and many other institutions will look back at her incomparable legacy in American music.
March 13, 2017
No one could doubt the affection in “To Ella With Love,” a concert tribute to Ella Fitzgerald that brought Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti Austin and the Count Basie Orchestra (among other admirers) to the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday night.
July 10, 2014
Maybe the third time will be the charm?
July 20, 2017
Re “Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz’s First Lady of Song, Dies,” June 16: Such a beautiful tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
June 19, 1996
Books
‘Becoming Ella Fitzgerald,’ by Judith Tick, is the first full biography of the multifaceted singer since her death — and captures her tireless evolution.
Dec. 1, 2023
Ella Fitzgerald, with unerring sense of swing, conquered jazz
April 25, 2013
Entertainment & Arts
Ella Fitzgerald Hospitalized: Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald has been admitted to a hospital in the Netherlands for treatment of dehydration, a spokeswoman for the North Sea Jazz Festival said on Tuesday.
July 11, 1990
Tribute to the late Ella Fitzgerald at the Galen Center features stars, young singers, even the jazz great herself.
May 1, 2007
Obituaries
Ella Fitzgerald, known to jazz lovers throughout the world as the First Lady of Song, died Saturday at her Beverly Hills home.
June 16, 1996
Ella wanted to be there, but she couldn’t quite make it.
Jan. 12, 1995