The group is a powerhouse of talent, comprising some of New York’s top female jazz musicians, each a leader in her own right ...

Terry Dawson is a retired Presbyterian minister who serves as editorial writer for the online journal Faith on View. He’s the ...

She was celebrated for both her playing and her love of the jazz community. “My life in music,” she said recently, “is the ...

There's nothing strange about a girl playing an instrument in jazz, like saxophone or drums or bass ... deep enough it's not difficult to find female musicians to represent venues.

“And with jazz, I realized that, overall, the more I listened, the more I liked it,” she said. And yes, for those who are wondering, she still gets questions about the minority of women in ...

With a few notable exceptions, women appeared on the scene solely as singers. This is demonstrated vividly in the final chapter of Krystian Brodacki's book, History of Jazz in Poland. The author ...

However, Russian saxophonists, often college students, are excelling in international competitions dominated by older musicians. The saxophone's limited status in Russian conservatories as a jazz ...

James’ Episcopal Church’s 30th Jazz at St. James’ Nov ... You’re one of an elite group of a dozen successful female sax players. In a piece you wrote for NBC, you speak of sexism in ...

If it wasn't for the French Canadian women, all the black musicians ... The 1930s saw the start of the Swing-era, a big band form of jazz. Alto sax player Myron Sutton had a swing band called ...

Christine Jensen plays the saxophone and is the first tenured track female faculty member in ... females make up a third of ...

SPECIAL: Global Village devotes the show this time to global classical sounds. We’ll hear early music master Jordi Savall’s ...