Annie Ross

As part of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Annie Ross was one of the early practitioners of a singing style known as “vocalese,” which involves the setting of original lyrics to an instrumental jazz solo.

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Flory Jagoda

Flory Jagoda escaped the destruction of Sarajevo’s Jewish community and came to the United States after World War II and became an important carrier of a unique musical heritage and also as a composer and arranger of new Sephardic songs.

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Barbara Cook

American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last.

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Amina Claudine Myers

From her early beginnings as a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Amina Claudine Myers has gained acclaim as a skilled composer for voice and instruments, often displaying her gospel influences. Her move to New York City in the 1970s led her to prioritize her compositional work and to take on theatrical production projects.

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