http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-4347-ella-fitzgerald/topic-rss.do Ella Fitzgerald RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23771732-singing-in-the-aisles-asda-workers-west-end-role.do A singing supermarket worker has landed a role as jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald in a West End show 2009-11-19T11:59:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23751818-frank-sinatras-hologram-to-sing-at-simon-cowells-50th.do Ol’ Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra is being brought back to life as a hologram to perform at Simon Cowell's 50th birthday bash. 2009-10-02T12:49:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23721460-timely-boost-at-a-crucial-stage-for-stock-punters.do It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it, as Ella Fitzgerald might have sung. Reading Chinese newspapers is a bit like that. Understanding the language is not enough, you need to be able to interpret the meaning 2009-07-20T07:10:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23571187-fact-and-fiction-in-radioplay.do It takes an Irish actor banished to remotest Cornwall in childhood to cook up a monologue as witty and fanciful as Radioplay. 2008-10-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23557564-theatre-school-of-the-stars-is-on-the-move.do The home of the theatre school which launched the careers of Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis is to be transformed into a block of flats 2008-09-19T08:00:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23497207-man-eater-while-siennas-broken-hearted-ex-clashes-with-police-shes-back-with-old-flame.do Two weeks ago, Sienna Miller dumped Rhys Ifans by telephone. This came amid rumours that she was once more seeing another Welsh actor, Matthew Rhys. 2008-06-20T21:03:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23494450-the-next-big-thing-florence-and-the-machine.do Florence, according to her label, makes 'the kind of music that Lily or Kate would make if they had grown up in a cage full of snakes in the basement of a Louisiana funeral home'. 2008-06-12T21:44:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23486639-weekend-gig-guide.do Broken Social Scene bring their quirky music to Shepherd's Bush, Gloria Gaynor is ready to entertain and The Wombats start a new trend in the Albert Hall. 2008-05-22T12:46:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23482443-oops-une-grande-gaffe-as-french-drop-mademoiselle-minogues-knighthood.do Kylie Minogue has been honoured with France's most prestigious cultural award in a ceremony in Paris today. The pint-sized pop star was made a knight in the Order of Arts and Letters for her 'contribution to the enrichment of French culture'. But before Kylie could proudly accept the medal, the French minister of culture and communications dropped it on the floor and embarrassingly had to stoop down to pick it up 2008-05-05T14:01:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23468092-voice-from-heaven-family-from-hell-the-dangerous-world-that-singer-duffy-left-behind.do She's the new Dusty Springfield and the latest in an astonishing line of young female British singing talent. But what the fans who've made Duffy No 1 for five consecutive weeks - and the biggest-selling artist of 2008 so far - don't know is the harrowing story of the dark and dangerous world she escaped 2008-03-29T23:13:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23451724-kens-move-to-boost-london-as-world-culture-capital.do Old Vic director Kevin Spacey and writer Bonnie Greer today joined Ken Livingstone in backing a new fund for the arts in London. 2008-03-11T09:40:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23443226-meeting-of-the-diva-misfits.do The little-known friendship of the black jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald and white Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe makes for an absorbing piece of theatre 2008-02-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23429028-pop-goes-2007---music-review-of-the-year.do From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums. 2007-12-21T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23426619-new-winehouse-adele-adkins-wins-brit-award.do A teenage jazz singer from north London has become the first winner of the Brit Awards Critics Choice Prize. 2007-12-10T10:26:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23421851-garbarek-the-enigma-soars-to-a-sparky-beat.do Jan Garbarek was a popular choice of headliner at the 15th annual London Jazz Festival and his admirers were not disappointed. 2007-11-19T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23418946-monk-funk-and-even-a-banjo.do It takes place at 41 venues over 10 nights and ranges from world music to the complete works of Thelonious Monk - Jack Massarik previews the London Jazz Festival. 2007-10-31T12:07:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23408765-cds-of-the-week.do CD offerings this week include M.I.A and Richard Hawley's extravagantly praised debut Lady's Bridge. 2007-08-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23404983-because-im-worth-it.do After she was slow-handclapped for being half an hour late, Barbra Streisand arrived to justify the sky high cost of the tickets to see her 2007-07-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23403856-double-delight-at-ronnies.do More double-bills like the one of Roy Hargrove and Roberta Gambarini might justify Ronnie Scott's admission prices and restore its street-cred 2007-07-10T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23402354-jazz-trailblazer-in-town.do Jazz legend Benny Golson begins the first of three nights at Ronnie Scott's on Monday 2 July 2007-06-29T15:09:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23401931-whats-wrong-at-ronnies.do A year to the day since it reopened its doors there are complaints that the celebrated jazz club has lost its heart and fears that it's set to be taken over. 2007-06-26T09:16:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23401607-cds-of-the-week.do This week's new releases include Kelly Clarkson and the Beastie Boys, as well an inspired Ella Fitzgerald jazz compilation. 2007-06-22T11:40:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23398637-at-last-a-great-southbank-show.do Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. 2007-05-30T11:06:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23395419-winehouse-a-hit-in-the-jazz-world.do She may have lost to Arctic Monkeys at the Brit Awards but Amy Winehouse has at last won a trophy for her acclaimed album Back To Black. 2007-05-08T07:53:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23391420-macy-hammers-home-just-how-big-she-can-be.do Flamboyant and eccentric as ever, Macy Gray sported spectacularly straightened locks, a gangster-style suit and tie and high-heeled boots when she took to the Koko stage. 2007-04-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23389221-off-the-record-david-smyth.do David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig. 2007-03-16T13:34:31Z