Jill Scott

*New Orleans – The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, presented by Shell is one of the most anticipated music festivals in the country. Jazz Fest takes place each year at the Fairgrounds Race Course. The dates for 2012 is April 27-29,and May 3-6,2012. Late addition to the Festival line-up will be Bruce Springstein & the E-Street Band to close out the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Sunday,April 29.Eddie Veddar is scheduled to perform on Thursday,May 3rd. Springtein return to the...Read Full Story

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Over the weekend, Hennessy held an after-party at D.C.’s The Park at Fourteenth in celebration of BET Honors . We spotted Jill Scott , Raekwon , Anthony Hamilton, and Common . P.S. I’m kinda diggin’ Jill Scott’s glasses…but what do YOU think? [Photos: Techie ]Read Full Story

Born Jill Heather Scott in the North Philly neighborhood of the City of Philadelphia, PA on April 4, 1972. She began her career as a performance poet. She was discovered by Amir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studios. Which resulted in the live version of “You Got Me” in 1999. Last.fm Amazon.com WidgetsRead Full Story

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Complete First Season Jill Scott (Actor)   |   Format: DVD (226) Buy new: $24.19 55 used & new from $13.82 (Visit the Top Rated in Mystery & Thrillers list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Product Images Review & Description Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency tells the uplifting fictional story of a Botswana woman who fulfills a longtime dream – and bucks daunting...Read Full Story

John W. Ferguson/Getty Images Check this out: In her new video, Jill Scott sings about her brain needing one thing and her body another. Enter rapper Paul Wall —and his thickly tattooed arms—and things start to get interesting... E! News has exclusively obtained Scott's brand-new video for  "So Gone," the third single off her latest album, The Light of the Sun —and yes, it's getting warm in here. The soulful singer is facing quite the conundrum as she ripples with desire for her...Read Full Story

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Jill Scott performed in London down at Brixton Academy . Her voice was powerful and amazing, she represents a truly inspirational and strong woman. She did a few of her songs as well as a poem in powement and some jokes which helped to make the concert memorable and enjoyable. Jill Scott didn’t dance around the stage or have lots of dancers and fireworks or stage props but herself, her band and three back-up singers which made you really hear her words and what she represents. A lot of...Read Full Story