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Women Jazz Artists Blossom in Brilliant Concerts

March 26, 2016May 23, 2016 Ken Vermes11502

There is no question that there are great women players in jazz. And a recent series of shows in the Bay Area not only emphasized this fact, but left many yearning for more. Despite some progress in the scope of prominent women players active in the music, there still remains the situation of deep gaps […]

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Where the Boys Aren’t: Swing Sisterhood Big Band at Jazz Central, March 29

March 26, 2016March 30, 2016 Andrea Canter10976

Well behaved women seldom make history. — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (1976) The long-running Big Band Night at Jazz Central Studios brings at least four area big band ensembles into the basement gallery every month, every Tuesday night. When there’s a fifth Tuesday, like this month, there’s often a new or unusual ensemble on the schedule. […]

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