The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was born out of the necessity for more feminine representation in the genre. The festival’s founder, Amy K. Bormet, is a vocalist and pianist who noticed the lack ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra will pay tribute to women who defined, expanded and elevated ...

Oral historian Veronica Johnson discusses the Detroit Women in Jazz Oral History Project. Oral historian Veronica Johnson has partnered with the Detroit Sound Conservancy to create the Detroit Women ...

Even though women such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone have names that will be forever etched into jazz history, the music industry as a whole remains quite male-dominated. That's ...

Tour Joins the Global Celebration of March's Women in Jazz Month. On March 6th, award-winning jazz singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones is set to ignite her Women in Jazz Month Tour at Denver’s premier ...

The fourth “Celebrating Women in Jazz” concert, produced by Chris “Big Dog” Davis, will be back by popular demand on Saturday at noon in the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading Grand Ballroom. Chris “Big Dog ...

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 ...

photo - A celebrated saxophonist Joie Taylor has backed jazz stars like Delfayo Marsalis, Javon Jackson and Larry Coryell at Maui Jazz & Blues Festival shows. Courtesy photo Performing at the Maui ...

The members of the jazz ensemble Straight Ahead (L-R) are Alina Morr, Kymberli Wright, Marion Hayden, Ingrid Racine and Gayelynn McKinney. Next weekend, the Women in the Arts Festival will be back in ...

The 2025 Savannah Music Festival will feature a diverse lineup of talented women in jazz, reflecting the genre's evolution and inclusivity. These artists, including Lakecia Benjamin, Endea Owens, and ...

Since 2011, the Washington Women in Jazz organization has provided spaces for local artists to be a part of improvisational music communities. The organization, which is open to both women and ...