Sheila Jordan, who helped pioneer a bebop and scat jazz singing style, as well as a bass-voice duo in the genre, has died.

Music fans are mourning the death of legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who passed away at the age of 96. She had been an ...

Sheila Jordan, one of jazz’s most daring and beloved vocal improvisers, died on Monday, August 11, 2025, at her home in New ...

One of the earliest and greatest female jazz singers, Jordan paved the way for the likes of Norah Jones and Diana Krall ...

Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene ...

Sheila Jordan, whose cool and supple voice carried her name through decades of jazz recordings, performance and education, ...

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

After overcoming divorce, single motherhood and addiction, Jordan recorded 19 albums since 2000 and was celebrated as a ...

Sheila Jordan, a pioneering jazz musician who earned critical acclaim, has reportedly died. She was 96. Jordan died Monday, Aug. 12, in New York City, according to NPR and The New York Times. A ...

Jazz singer Sheila Jordan, 96, passed away at home, leaving a legacy as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.

The American jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan, who was awarded with the National Endowment of the Arts as a Jazz Master, has died ...

Sheila Jordan, the legendary singer who pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style with an upright bass as the only ...