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Quincy Jones was one of the most influential music producers of all time – we won't see his like again

From playing jazz trumpet with Elvis to working with Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, Jones had a vast say on shaping popular culture over his seven-decade career

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

Quincy Jones death: Music titan who worked with Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra dies, aged 91

Legendary producer was genius behind three Michael Jackson albums, helping him become biggest pop star of all time

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

How Kamala Harris' step-daughter Ella Emhoff became New York's fashion it girl

After her iconic crystal-encrusted Miu Miu coat at Biden's inauguration set the internet alight, Kamala Harris’ step-daughter has gone on to model for some of the biggest names in fashion. Emma Loffhagen reports on the White House’s most stylish potential resident

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

‘Should not be played indoors’: writers on their all-time favourite summertime songs

As the weather heats up, Guardian writers pick their defining summer tracks, from Phoenix and Donna Summer to Stevie Wonder

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2024

‘Only to love art’: The gallery that Miro, Giacometti and Braque thought of as a second home

Amy Fleming visits the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which is celebrating its 60th birthday with a new extension and an exhibition that recalls the closeness of Bonnard and Matisse to its founders

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024

Hemingway and Monroe's beloved French Riviera hotel to reopen after 50 years as high end homes

Hôtel Provençal opened in 1927 and quickly became a magnet for the rich and famous in the Jazz Age, with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel and Winston Churchill all having visited

Evening Standard · May 9, 2024

TV tonight: pugil sticks at the ready – it’s the ferocious finale of Gladiators

The revival of the teatime classic has been a smashing hit! Plus, a celebration of Ella Fitzgerald. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024

“He showed complete mastery of the bebop jazz language – a language invented on horns”: Celebrating Joe Pass, jazz guitar’s great re-inventor – and a player who had the rare ability to nail sax lines on a six-string

Bona-fide jazz legend Joe Pass had it all. Here we celebrate the life and career of on of jazz guitar's most fluid and fluent players

Guitar World · Feb 1, 2024

32 of the best 50s hairstyles for a vintage feel

We revisit some classic 50s hairstyles as well as modern takes on popular looks

Woman & Home · Jan 24, 2024

Marlena Shaw obituary

American soul and jazz singer best known for California Soul, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy and Go Away Little Boy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024