Nina Simone fans have a reason for feeling good: A previously unreleased recording of the legendary artist’s set at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1966 is being released. Verve Records and UMe on ...

Nina Simone found success from the beginning of her recording career in 1959. With the release of Nina Simone at Town Hall (Colpix), her third album that year, she became a fixture on the downtown New ...

The post Nina Simone Albums Receive “Audiophile Grade” Vinyl Reissues appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Two classic Nina Simone albums are being repressed on “audiophile grade” vinyl as part of ...

Nina Simone & Etta James live albums are forthcoming on both CD and vinyl from BMG and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Classic jazz recordings you need to own! New jazz releases and reissues are being ...

Eighty albums of recorded Nina Simone performances are said in new court papers to have been put on iTunes and other digital venues without authorization. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large ...

Comedian Lauren Davis keeps it cute and cultured—art openings, spas, and zero chaos. "We're very honored to have Verve and UMe partnering with us to create what we believe will be the highest quality ...

HOMETOWN GIRL MAKES GOOD: Tryon-born Nina Simone made her first recordings for the Bethlehem label. The product of those sessions has been released in many different forms; a new release collects all ...

Nina Simone lived in Paris from 1981 to 1983. Like most American artists who take up residence there, the elegance and majesty of the city transforms them. During these years, Simone lived in southern ...

After two decades in music, Ledisi started her own record label and earned her first Grammy. Her latest release is a homage to a musician who brought her inspiration and salvation. By Salamishah ...

The post Nina Simone’s 1966 Newport Jazz Festival Performance to Be Released as Live Album appeared first on Consequence. A newly-discovered recording of Nina Simone’s performance at the 1966 Newport ...