Back in the big band era, women on the bandstand played their roles as “girl singers,” not instrumentalists. Ella Fitzgerald got her start with the Chick Webb Orchestra. Sarah Vaughan worked with the ...

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 ...

In Celebration of Women’s History Month, CapRadio will present nightly broadcasts on KXPR (88.9 FM) during the entire month of March that will spotlight the legendary female instrumentalists and ...

The charismatic Thurman, who will perform with the Darrell Green Quartet Saturday at the Hancher, took a chance, and it paid ...

The Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival got off to an explosive start at the City Recital Hall when Japanese piano ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Universal Temple of the Arts (UTA) will play host to the 36th Annual Staten Island Jazz Festival, a celebration of the contributions of women to the world of jazz. This ...

Zamora shares how her travels, education at Berklee and collaborations shape her music, blending jazz, R&B and her Cuban roots.

Words of affirmation are important when you’re a teenage girl – so when Bill Murray told Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, the Grammy-winning jazz artist known as Laufey, that she was a “powerful woman” at 17, ...

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 ...

Headline - Freda Payne....Hit song includes "Band of Gold" Freda Payne is a Detroit Native who never realized her talents until the early age of twelve. She was singing on local tv shows and in ...

The Utah Jazz unveiled today a dynamic lineup of events and activations that will celebrate the achievements and contributions of women throughout Women’s History Month. Fans can engage in programming ...