Amazing Musicwomen Ensemble - South Florida Jazz SummitPerforming Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Delray Beach AMAZING
MUSICWOMEN ©1997 Joan Cartwright, M.A.
Using
historical overview, songs, photographs and artwork, this one-hour
presentation chronicles the lives of women who wrote and performed jazz
music, including Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter,
Ethel Waters, Lil Harding Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston, Billie Holiday,
Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and Betty Carter. Concert
selections include compositions of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Billie
Holiday, Cole Porter, Norman Mapp and Joan Cartwright. Featured musicians:
Renee Fiallos, Robin Alexander, Rochelle Frederick, Roberta DeMuro,
Lindsay Johnson and Joan Cartwright.
Thanks to member and Jazzonian
founder Bobby Ramirez for
inviting us to perform at the 2nd
Annual South Florida Jazz Summit at our new Member Venue - Bienes
Center for the Performing Arts - St. Thomas Aquinas directed by Joe
Basi. We has a wonderful time meeting jazz lovers and supporters are
we are looking forward to helping Bobby make this event grow and grow!
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