Waterford Public Library: ONLINE Women In Jazz: A Jazz Performance With Galen Abdur-Raazaq

Press release from the Waterford Public Library:

March 1, 2022

Women have been involved in Jazz since the early 1920s, not just as vocalists, but as instrumentalists, composers, and arrangers. An understanding of Jazz would not be complete without highlighting the influence and contributions of women--women such as Bessie Smith, Valaida Snow, Mildred Bailey, May Lou Williams, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitgerald, and Sarah Vaughan.

Galen Abdur-Raazaq, Master Flautist and Riveting Speaker, will give a presentation on women Jazz performers' lives, their ability to read music and perform and survive in a time when Jazz was considered a man's world.  He will also covers the full spectrum of years, genre, recordings, recognized achievements, and samples of artists' music.  

Click here to register.  A link will be sent to you by the Ledyard Public Library.

This program is hosted by the Ledyard Public Library and co-sponsored by the Mystic & Noank, Groton, Waterford, Stonington and Otis Public Libraries.

This press release was produced by the Waterford Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.