Even her fan base is still divided: some argue that she's a natural-born jazz diva, others insist that she should concentrate on Russian classics and forget about American jazz.

Her musical formation went through listening to such jazz divas as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan; she was later influenced by contemporary metropolitan popular music as well.

There's a sultry jazz diva who enhances the décor of cooshy couches, giant mirrors, fairy lights and ceiling fans.

Diana Krall is about the farthest thing from a jazz diva you could expect to find in a world where loud, pyrotechnic vocal display is confused with musical insight and emotional depth.

It is a collection of amazing voices of 14 new jazz divas....

"The most beautiful flowers I've ever seen," gushes the jazz diva Diana Krall, who stayed there while performing at the Olympia in December.

Yet Ms. Upshaw, with all the assurance of a jazz diva, lends this soliloquy an urbane world-weariness.

The jazz diva effortlessly handles Waller classics while turning in particularly emotive renditions.

Thaeme's musical inspirations include Música Popular Brasileira and jazz divas.

It is often composed of deep soulful vocals (usually sung by female jazz divas) and a piano break, at some stage of the tune.