Nina Simone was a complicated woman. That complexity was one of many things about her that launched her to stardom as one of the most revered and beloved jazz and R&B singer/songwriters of her ...

Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, the concert pianist, singer, civil rights activist and international icon would go on to change culture itself with her peerless talent, fiery charisma, and unflinching ...

Recorded live at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival, this brief but incendiary set includes a famous rendition of “Mississippi Goddam” tucked inside a handful of potent standards. Save this story Save ...