women in jazz

Joseph Paice August 26, 2020

Percussionist Marilyn Mazur (born 1955) was born in New York City to a Polish mother and African American father. The...

Joseph Paice August 12, 2020

Pianist Irène Schweizer (born 1941) has been at the forefront of European free jazz since the 1960s. She was initially...

Joseph Paice August 3, 2020

Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund (1937-2005) was born in the small town of Hagfors. Her father led a local band...

Joseph Paice July 22, 2020

Composer/saxophonist Barbara Thompson (born 1944) is one of the most influential performers and bandleaders in European jazz. Born in Oxford,...

Joseph Paice July 13, 2020

Rita Reys (1924-2013) was considered one of Europe's pre-eminent jazz singers. In presenting her with a lifetime achievement award in...

Joseph Paice July 6, 2020

Pianist Jutta Hipp (1925-2003) had a sadly truncated career - her first recordings were in 1952, her last in 1956...

Joseph Paice June 15, 2020

NEA Jazz Master, Marian McPartland (1918-2013) was one of the most important broadcasters in the history of jazz. As a...

Joseph Paice June 5, 2020

Born in South Shields, saxophonist Kathy Stobart (born 1925) became a professional musician at just 16 years old. In 1943...

Joseph Paice June 3, 2020

Cleo Laine (born 1927) is an internationally celebrated singer, who has performed opera and starred in musicals and serious theatre,...

Joseph Paice May 18, 2020

Flora Purim (born 1942) was born in Rio de Janeiro. She studeied piano and guitar, and then percussion with Airto...