This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember jazz singer Sheila Jordan, who had a devoted following among jazz fans, though she was less well-known to wider audiences. She died Monday at the age of 96 ...

Known for her vocal flights of fancy and mastery of scat singing, Detroit-born jazz singer Sheila Jordan’s soft, girlish voice belied a winking wit and an emotional depth beyond her years. Her ...

(SOUNDBITE OF EDDIE PALMIERI SONG, "CONMIGO (PACHANGA)") BIANCULLI: Eddie Palmieri performed and recorded all his life. He won multiple Grammys, including a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, band leader and composer whose contributions to Afro Caribbean music shaped the evolving genre for decades, died Wednesday. He was ...