Beloved Jazz singer Sheila Jordan breathes her last at 96
Legendary American singer Sheila Jordan passed away at the age of 96
Sheila Jordan, who dedicated her entire life to Jazz music, passed away peacefully after a long-running career.
The departed soul left behind a music legacy where she helped in pioneering a bebop and scat jazz style in singing.
On Monday, the news of the sad passing was confirmed in an Instagram post by her daughter Tracey Jordan. In the picture she tightly held the hand of her later mother.
She revealed in the update that Sheila’s friend Joan Belgrave "was playing her a bebop tune called Bill for Bennie by her late husband Marcus Belgrave.”
Tracey added that her mother “fell asleep listening to the music she loved and helped define.”
Although the songstress faced challenges during her early days in career, Sheila is credited for recording 1960s beloved track Portrait of Sheila.
She was honoured with a National Endowment of the Arts for Jazz Master after five decades.
The music icon expanded her discography exponentially as she aged.
Did Sheila Jordan teach jazz?
The late singer also served as a jazz teacher at several vocal workshops including the City College of New York.
During her interview with NPR, she admitted: “The people that respect what I do and hire me, that’s all I need.”
The Comes Love singer seemingly fulfilled what she stated once, “I just need to keep doing this music as long as I live.”
