Every time Diva plays, the all- female band strikes a mighty blow against the sexist stereotype that women can’t cut it in the male-dominated jazz world. Billing itself as No Man’s Band, the New ...
Diva, the all-female big band with a big sound and large talent, performs April 5 at 8 p.m. at the Webster Theatre, 31 Webster St., Hartford. Billing itself as “No Man’s Band,” the New York-based ...
No women in jazz that I know are focused on the women part. We're always focused on the jazz part. Other people care more about the women part than us. Sherrie's big break came in 1990, as breaks are ...
It’s been more than 90 years since Duke Ellington and lyricist Irving Mills composed “It Don’t Mean a Thing “(If It Ain’t Got That Swing).” However, that credo remains paramount for drummer and band ...
The American Jazz Museum presents Women In Jazz Programming in March during a month-long celebration featuring a stellar line up of musicians, entertainers, music and art scholars in a wonderful ...