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There are more technical (Ella Fitzgerald), more vocally gifted (Sarah Vaughan), more modern (Cassandra Wilson) singers whose popularity surpasses hers, but generally the professional consensus is clear that Billie Holiday (1915-1959) is the greatest jazz singer ever. In autumn 2023, Gábor Turi's Free Seminar in Jazz will continue with a series of presentations on the great personalities of jazz, the third of which will focus on Billie Holiday.
Language: Hungarian
In this series introducing us to some great personalities, Gábor Turi’s Open University of Jazz will introduce visitors to the significant stages of a long life journey. Jazz has been a widely familiar concept for well over a century now, and a library of literature has been written about it. Conventionally described as the ‘music of improvisation’, the ‘folk music of the 20th century’, ‘rhythmic improvisational music’ or ‘the music of freedom’ – jazz is more than anything else a music of performers.
