The jazz world honors a legend and welcomes a rising star.

Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne, a 10-track tribute released via Wake Your Words/Bassline Live and distributed digitally by The Orchard/Sony Music, arrived on what would have been Lena Hornes 108th birthday, marking both a celebration of legacy and a powerful artistic arrival.

Broadway powerhouse and jazz vocalist Syndee Winters (Hamilton, Motown, The Lion King) merges theatrical polish with deep jazz roots in this luminous project, produced by revered jazz pioneers Eulis Cathey and Carl Griffin. A 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition 1st Runner-Up, Winters reimagines classics such as Stormy Weather and If You Believe with elegance, emotional depth, and narrative clarity. The album also features Alive, a contemporary anthem of resilience written by Andromeda Turre, bridging past and present.

Winters is joined by a stellar lineup of musicians, including Mich