Born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in August 1924, Dinah Washington moved to Chicago’s South Side when she was three or four. Her mother played piano at St. Luke’s Baptist Church, passing along her keyboard prowess to her young offspring. Spirituals comprised much of her initial focus; she ho
Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums.
I live & work between New Mexico and California, aim to bring beauty and light through the moving image in lounge settings & spirit-warrior documentaries, indigenous issues as well as art videos for the amazing bands (esp. hiphop), visual artists and contemporary dancers I am blessed to work with ...