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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
Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City, New York; Jazz Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jazz Foundation of America, New York City, New York; Jazz House Kids, Montclair, New Jersey
The organization provided uninsured jazz musicians with $300,000 a year in pro bono medical care and operations. The organization moved into an office in the Local 802 branch of the American Federation of Musicians. In 2000 Wendy Oxenhorn became executive director and increased the number of musicians assisted from 35 per year to over 150.
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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.
The fact that Latin jazz group La Chazz was one of the longest running bands in Milwaukee says a lot about its leader, Toty Ramos. It speaks to his talent, friends and collaborators say — but ...
Cool jazz is a style of modern jazz music inspired by bebop and big band [1] that arose in the United States after World War II. It is characterized by relaxed tempos and a lighter tone than that used in the fast and complex bebop style. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements and incorporates elements of classical music.