A Third by Ms. Cook... Carla Cook is the first singer on the MAXJAZZ roster to release three discs. Her previous two, It’s All About Love and Dem Bones both received considerable attention upon ...

Carla Cook is daring. She is a jazz singer/songwriter who sings standards beautifully -- but she doesn't stop there. Cook is willing to put a jazz spin on songs not written by traditional jazz ...

"Simply Natural." The song's title describes what Carla Cook is all about and what makes her such a thrilling vocalist. She's genuine. Both her scat singing and her lyric interpretations result in a ...

Reading Choral Society, led by music director Graham Bier, will participate in Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Abe Lincoln Ballroom, with a concert featuring jazz vocalist Carla Cook, ...

Carla Cook is on a mission to spread the gospel of jazz. “I want two weeks of singing and swinging and celebrating this art form,” said the jazz vocalist. “It belongs to all of us. It was born here.

Conceived by Jack Viertel, with selected texts by Langston Hughes, the production is directed by Warren Carlyle and features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, who also serves ...

After a sweetly harmonized "Tryin' Times" from 1970 by Donny Hathaway and a rocking version of "Compared to What" by Gene McDaniels ("The president, he got his war / Folks don't know just what it's ...

Carla Cook returned to Jazz Standard for a steamy two-night Gotham gig with a gritty quartet, fronted by pianist Andy Milne. Extended opener was the classic Bronislau Kaper film theme, "Invitation," ...

Built for the city's growing echelon of film stars in 1927, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel has long been home to quality in entertainment with an emphasis on artist visibility. The hotel's Blossom Room ...