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 ...

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

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

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

Sheila Jordan, a prolific jazz singer who helped pioneer a bebop and scat singing style, has died. She was 96. Jordan’s death ...

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

She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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

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 ...

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