Radio revival: 'Ella' looks to make jazz great again with new Berlin station

A new Berlin-based radio station named after jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald is aiming to revive the genres fortunes. As the ...
Marin Independent Journal

West Marin concert pays tribute to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald

Stella Heath, the Penngrove-based singer and bandleader, describes this holiday season as quieter for live performances than recent Decembers have been. Even so, she has remained busy, completing work ...
Yahoo

Zooey Deschanel reveals big-name actor was originally cast in her role in Elf

Zooey Deschanel has revealed that the role that made her a holiday staple nearly went to someone else — and the original casting choice might surprise Elf fans. At the time of her audition, when she ...
Forbes

Los Angeles’ Creative Economy Thrives Beyond Hollywood’s Struggles

As film and TV production slumps, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, museums and creative sectors are absorbing talent and investment, generating billions in economic impact. As Hollywood grapples with ...
al.com

Ella Cook left a legacy of love and ‘quiet gravity’: Mountain Brook says farewell to teen killed in mass shooting

Hundreds of mourners poured into a Birmingham church to honor and remember a Mountain Brook teen killed in the Dec. 13 mass shooting at Brown University. Ella Cook, a 19-year-old sophomore ...
The New York Times

Ella Cook, Killed in Shooting at Brown, Is Remembered for Her ‘Quiet Gravity’

At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith. By Jenna Russell Ella Cobbs Cook, one of two students ...
The Boston Globe

‘Confident, curious, kind’: Alabama community mourns Ella Cook, slain Brown student

A funeral service for Ella Cook, a Brown University student that was killed during a shooting on campus, in her home state of Alabama. As the end of Brown University’s fall semester approached, Ella ...
The Boston Globe

Politicians turned Ella Cook into a political symbol. Her friends say there is more to the story.

In the days since the deadly mass shooting at Brown University, some have portrayed Ella Cook as a staunch partisan, a conservative crusader on a campus of liberals. Her friends remember her for ...
The Grio

Ella Mai says her son can ‘hold a little note,’ reveals new album was made in different phases of her motherhood journey

Ella Mai is opening up! While promoting her “Did You Miss Me?” tour, the fiercely private London native gave a wide-ranging interview to KISS XTRA’s DJ Ace. The first third of the interview focused on ...
The Providence Journal

Brown shooting victim Ella Cook remembered by classmate for warm heart

A week after the shooting at Brown University, which killed two and injured nine others, the Brown community is remembering their deceased classmates, Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, for the ...
Men's Journal

The Most Anticipated Old Fitzgerald Release of the Year Has Officially Dropped! Here's How to Score a Bottle

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