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Pages in category "All-female jazz bands" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. The Darlinettes; E.
All-female jazz bands (5 P) American women jazz musicians (4 C, 76 P) ... Pages in category "Women jazz musicians" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of ...
An all-female band is a band which has consisted entirely of female musicians for at least three-quarters of its active career. This article only lists all-female bands who perform original material that is either authored by themselves or authored by another musician for that band's use. Therefore vocal groups (girl groups) are not included.
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905 – February 12, 2007), born Margaret Fern Knechtges, [1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa.. When she was seven years old, she played piano and violin with her father's band; she later discovered jazz and started to play the saxop
Jazz Times named her Best New Artist for 2021. [21] [22] In February 2021, she was featured in Women of Color on Broadway, Inc.'s music video of "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess. [23] In an interview, film director Regina King called her "a young woman who seems like Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald are both living in her body." [24]
Pages in category "American women jazz singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 430 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Imelda Mary Higham (née Clabby; born 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter, television presenter and multi-instrumentalist.. She is known for her musical style of rockabilly revival and has also been compared to female jazz musicians such as Billie Holi