Bessie Smith, often hailed as the “Empress of the Blues”, was among the earliest voices to command national attention in the ...

Be sure to join us weeknights at 7 and weekends at 6 for Excellence In Jazz during Women’s History Month! Finally, we kicked off the month by featuring, among others, ...

The Jazz Women All Stars are, from left, Sheila Earley, Sue Orfield, Mary Louise Knutson, Ginger Commodore, Patty Peterson and Linda Peterson. Credit: Andrea Carter.

Among the ways Vail Jazz will be celebrating women in August is to welcome women business owners at the final two Thursday evening concerts in Lionshead and during the 5-day Jazz Party over Labor Day ...

An enthusiastic audience shook maracas in a conga line, while others danced and sang along with Women in World Jazz at Druker Auditorium in the Newton Free Library on Monday night. “Coming together ...

From "Autumn in New York" to Wayne Shorter's (R.I.P.) "Fall," the Women in Jazz Association's cozy evening at the velvet-wrapped Cactus Cafe last weekend set the season. The concert kicked off a ...

New research from Women In Jazz says the genre has a long way to go in creating a level playing field for female artists. By Thomas Smith LONDON — The U.K. jazz scene is in something of a golden ...

Hey Nonny celebrates jazz women Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, hosts its annual Women’s Jazz Festival next week. Musicians scheduled to perform include: Katie Ernst and Brooklyn ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The second annual Montco Jazz Festival kicks off Wednesday night and the theme is "Women in Jazz." This is both exciting, and personal, for Philly-based and internationally ...