Paloma Efron
Paloma Efron (1912-1977) was Argentina's first professional jazz singer, but is better remembered as a leading broadcast journalist. She grew...
women in jazz
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) was so important as an ambassador for African music and the struggle against apartheid, that her importance...
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Born in Dairen, Manchuria, Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) moved with her family to Japan in 1946. By the end of...
Norma Winstone
Norma Winstone (born 1941) first attracted attention in the late 60s appearing at Ronnie Scott's on the same bill as...
Ivy Benson
Ivy Benson (1913-1993) led an all female big band was one of the most popular British jazz orchestras in post-war...
