News - Nina Simone
NEW YORK, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, May 8, Simone, the only child of legendary music artist Nina Simone will re-launch www.NinaSimone.com to share with the world - the mother and the artist - from a daughter's perspective through the redesigned web site. Simone will be honoring her Mother this year by capturing the milestones, as well as the peaks and valleys of her mother's celebrated life.
By The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Apr. 17--DURHAM -- Eight North Carolinians will be honored for their contributions to jazz when N.C. Central University, in partnership with the African American Jazz Caucus Research Institute, establishes the first Jazz Hall of Fame.
By Tim Blangger, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Mar. 23--When Lisa Celeste Kelly, who performs under the stage name Simone, told her mother, internationally known vocalist and pianist Nina Simone, that she wanted to follow the same artistic path, "Mommy" was not pleased.
By Tatiana Siegel and Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - R&B singer Mary J. Blige is attached to make her feature starring debut in a movie about jazz chanteuse Nina Simone.