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  • December 27, 2018January 20, 2019

    Including Jazzwomen: Past, Present, Future

    As a young musician, it never occurred to me that gender would be of any consequence in my musical development, but it has been incredibly impactful to discover a sisterhood of jazzwomen that spans generations and transcends genre, age, race, and class. We need role models of all kinds to “ignite” the drive to create. For that reason, it is important that the stories and music of these musicians and those to come are made accessible in a way that is balanced and aware. Fortunately, the discourse on jazz music and the people who make it is becoming increasingly inclusive, but we still have a long way to go. As a whole, this blog will serve as a platform to provide glimpses into the lives and work of the women who have inspired me in hopes of positively contributing to that discourse. This post in particular serves as an introduction to frame the research, and a survey of the literature related to the evolution of gender perception over the years. <a href="”> Read More…

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019

Mary Lou Williams

January 20, 2019

Carol Kaye

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Dorothy Ashby

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Maxine Sullivan

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Billie Rogers

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

L’Ana (Webster) Hyams

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Shirley Scott

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Lil Hardin Armstrong

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Norma Carson

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Marian McPartland

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019

Viola Smith

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019

Valaida Snow

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019

Peggy Gilbert

January 18, 2019January 20, 2019

Carline Ray

January 18, 2019January 20, 2019

Johnnie Mae Rice

January 18, 2019January 20, 2019

Ann DuPont

January 18, 2019January 20, 2019

Hazel Scott

January 17, 2019January 20, 2019

Vivien Garry

January 16, 2019January 20, 2019

Vi Redd

January 16, 2019January 20, 2019

Tiny Davis

January 16, 2019January 20, 2019

Terry Pollard

January 14, 2019January 20, 2019

Corky Hale

January 9, 2019January 20, 2019

Mary Osborne

January 9, 2019January 20, 2019

Pauline Braddy

January 9, 2019January 20, 2019

Melba Liston

January 8, 2019January 20, 2019

Connee Boswell

January 7, 2019January 20, 2019

Clora Bryant

January 7, 2019January 20, 2019

Ginger Smock

January 3, 2019January 20, 2019

Nina Simone

December 31, 2018January 20, 2019

Thelma Terry

December 30, 2018January 20, 2019

Vi Burnside

August 26, 2020

Helen Jones Woods

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