Billie Holiday

Jazz: Season 1: Episode 9 -- For jazz, the late 1950s is a period of transition when old stars like Billie Holiday and Lester Young will burn out while young talents arise to take the music in new directions. New virtuosos push the limits of bebop: saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins; jazz diva Sarah Vaughan; and the drummer Art Blakey. But the leading light of the era is Miles Davis whose lush recordings expand the jazz audience; and a cultural icon whose tough-guy charisma comes to define what's hip. As the turbulent Sixties arrive, two saxophonists take jazz into uncharted terrain. John Coltrane explodes the pop tune My Favorite Things, while Ornette Coleman challenges all conventions with a sound he calls 'free jazz.'

Party Mamas: Season 2: Episode 16 -- It's one month to the party, and Eva still needs to book a venue, entertainment, catering and send out invitations!

Jazz: Season 1: Episode 5 -- As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to being America's popular music. It has a new name, Swing, and for millions of young fans, it will be the defining music of their generation. Benny Goodman is hailed as the 'King of Swing' and Billie Holiday begins her career as the greatest of all female jazz singers.

The dressing room at the Apollo has been used as such stars Billie Holiday, the Jackson 5, and Chris Rock.

Eva -- A girl musician takes the road of the dream and the memory to accept the death of his father.

Diana Ross shares the experience of her very first acting role as Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues."

A short biography of 'Lady Day.'

Diana Ross shares the experience of her very first acting role as Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues."

Eva movie trailer - starring Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi, James Villiers, Giorgio Albertazzi. Directed by Joseph Losey. Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated

Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan features the 'Divine One' in her prime, wrapping her sultry voice around jazz standards such as 'Lover Man', 'Misty' and 'I Got Rhythm and soaring on popular showtunes such as 'Over The Rainbow' and 'Maria'. One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century, her renditions of songs by Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Burke, the Gershwins and Stephen Sondheim are pure diva magic. These three performances demonstrate why Sarah Vaughan is invariably mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

A young sailor romances a beautiful woman named Eva while haunted by the guilt over a death he caused during childhood.

Eva -- Short clip from 'Eva' where artist Eva Deutsch Costabel describes how she paints (1 minute, 36 seconds)