It is rare that a jazz musician is just a jazz musician. In order to survive you almost always have to have another gig, teach, or work in some auxiliary role to your music life. A musician who ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 01: Terri Lyne Carrington performs during the Producers & Engineers Wing GRAMMY Week Celebration at The Village Studios on February 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, ...

Until recently, women in jazz were predominantly singers and pianists. While women have expanded their contributions, women players still excel in both roles and there are an amazing group of women ...

Leading Ladies: A Celebration of Women in Jazz honors the vital contributions of female jazz artists through a series of performances. The lineup includes acclaimed artists such as Jazzmeia Horn, CC + ...

An enthusiastic audience shook maracas in a conga line, while others danced and sang along with Women in World Jazz at Druker Auditorium in the Newton Free Library on Monday night. “Coming together ...

The jazz drummer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington’s latest project is “New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers,” a book due Friday, and an album featuring 11 of its selections. By Ayana ...

Washington Women in Jazz Festival founder Amy K. Bormet at Mr. Henry’s; Credit: Lawrence A. Randall The Washington Women in Jazz Festival, now in its 13th year, is one of D.C.’s most influential, ...

To listen to the wild and vivifying art jazz of Paris-based Franco-American Eva Blanche is to hear music at a crossroads — a cross-genre reinvention that places the dramatic flair and sense of ...

Women in World Jazz, a local educational performance ensemble, is hosting events for Newton residents to explore jazz performed by women and encourage young people to join their music program. Founded ...

AND VINE DISTRICT TODAY, BUT ONLY IN JAZZ AT NOON AT THE BLUE ROOM AT 18TH, AND BARNES. THE MELODY IN CELEBRATION OF JAZZ AND FOR SOME IN MEMORY OF ADAM MACBETH, PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST ...