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This year we celebrate 8 years of musical service! Watch video newsletter and scroll through announcements below. Thanks for your support of our mission to promote women musicians, globally! WIJSF Dues are due on March 1st.
More gigs for Catherine Russell
Fri March 20: Orlando, FL – UCF Jazz Festival
Wed March 25: New York, NY – Carnegie Hall – Standard Time with Michael Feinstein, Y.A. “Yip” Harburg program
PAY DUES at www.wijsf.com/join.htm
WIJSF NEWS FEBRUARY 2015
Greetings! Would you rather watch a video of our February Newsletter? Then, WATCH this!
Otherwise, the news is below. Note that images link to relevant pages. Please comment and Enjoy!
Janice Harrington has been invited back to the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria on February 23-27, 2015. Click the photo for full details.
Singer/Songwriter Carol Garrett released her sophomore CD “Live on Purpose” and the title song is featured on the WIJSF Music Collection V (2015). Click the image for the CD on CDBaby.
THE SIBLINGS SITCOM TV SHOW picked up on SOON TV on ROKU!
Airing begins March, 2015! 15 Million+ Viewers!
We are accepting commercial spots for programming. For the sponsor advertising proposal contact thesiblingssitcom@gmail.com
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Watch out for The Triple Threat Band!
Wed Feb 4: New York, NY – Carnegie Hall / Zankel Hall (Standard Time with Michael Feinstein) Gershwin program~!!!
Sat Feb 14: Wayne, NJ – William Patterson University-Shea Center for Performing Arts ***Celebrate Valentine’s Day***
Thu Feb 19: New York, NY – Tribeca Performing Arts Center
***Highlights In Jazz 42nd Anniversary Gala***
Sun Feb 22: Newark, NJ – NJPAC Dorthaan’s Place Jazz Brunch (11am & 1pm)
Mon Feb 23: New York, NY – Rainbow Room
***featured vocalist with Andy Farber’s After Midnight Orchestra***
SUN. FEB 8, 2015 @ 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM MUSIC MINISTRY AT UNITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE
FRI. FEB 13, 2015 @ 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM AN EVENING AT THE COPACABANA WITH MARK FERNICOLA AND THE LATIN AMERICAN ORCHESTRA AT NYY LOUNGE – SEMINOLE COCONUT CREEK CASINO
SAT. FEB. 14, 2015 @ 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM VALENTINE’S CONCERT AT SONOMA RESTAURANT, DORAL, FL RSVP 786-615-7821. LIMITED CAPACITY.
SUN. FEB. 15, 2015 @ 9 AM &11:00 AM MUSIC MINISTRY AT UNITY ON THE BAY, MIAMI, FL
SAT FEB 21, 2015 @ 10:00 AM-1:00 PM NO MORE BROKEN HEARTS WORKSHOP ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE DOROTHY BENDROSS MINDINGALL AT CHARLES R. DREW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SUN. FEB 22, 2015 @ 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM MUSIC MINISTRY AT UNITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE
Monday 16 February 2015 @ 7 pm
Nicki Mathis appears with Dr. Robert Hemphill, Jeanie Miller
in Black History Month 2015
A Century of Black Life, History and Culture
Performing Arts Night, A Renaissance of African Culture
Highlighting the Contributions of African Americans through Artistic
Expression Directed by Cathy Garner
El Paso College ASC Auditorium, Bldg A
9050 Viscount, El Paso, TX FREE Open to the public
Info Olga Chavez 915.831-3324, ochafe30@epcc.edu
photo by RPinder, PhD
Feb 5 @ 4 p.m. EST – Carol Garrett
Feb 12 @ 4 p.m. EST – JodylynnTalevi
WIJSF NEWS December 2014
Celebrating 7 years of Musical Service!
As of December 1, 2014, we have 282 members, 153 musicians, and 53 males! Join us, today!
Music is what feelings sound like. ~ Anonymous
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Help recruit new members, today! Send your friends to www.wijsf.com/join.htm
Featured Artists: Peggy Duquesnel, Shana Tucker, Lenore Raphael, Bertha Hope
Message from the Executive Director
This year is gone but much was accomplished in 2014. We’re preparing to release our 5th compilation CD of fabulous female composers on January 2, 2015. Can you believe we’ve promoted the music of almost 50 women?! In 2015, we will continue to bring awareness about the music of women with the goal of getting more presenters to include our members in their programming.Personally, I’m feeling very fulfilled. I’ve got one more year to complete my DBA in Business Administration and I’m really looking forward to scheduling interviews with many of our musical members for my dissertation. There is so much data to collect and I trust one year will be enough time to do my study.
Also, in 2015, we may have enough people signed up to hold a Symposium on Women in Arts at some location in Washington, D.C., as I have not heard any response from The White House on this issue, although we have 395 signatures on the petition, which may not be enough to even get a response. What are your thoughts on this event? Is it necessary? Do you, as a female musician feel marginalized in the music industry? Send your response to me at divajc47@yahoo.com.
NEW RELEASES
Our 5th compilation CD is available for orders. Just send your request to me and I’ll invoice you and mail your CDs out before Christmas, if you want them for holiday gifts. Many thanks to the 12 composers on this hallmark CD!
Peggy Duquesnel “Peggy’s latest musical offering is a beautiful double disc of holiday music. Each song is an incredible jazzed up re-interpretation of some of your favorite holiday music and of course there are a few of Peggy’s originals that will keep you interested in her long after the holidays are over simply because of her lovely vocals and impeccable pianos skills.” — Sounds of Timeless Jazz |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Follow Jeannette Pina’s South Florida Jazz List every month at www.southfloridajazzlist.com
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Christmas is my FAVORITE holiday. So many great songs – so little time to sing them! This year, I’m excited to present A Different Kind of Christmas Concert in partnership with Desert Spring United Methodist Church of Summerlin, Las Vegas. The program will include performance of sacred and secular holiday songs and instrumental compositions that I just really like a lot (and usually only sing by myself, at the top of my lungs in my car…also, at the grocery store). **********
“A Different Kind of Christmas” Concert
Sunday, December 7, 2014 @ 3:00 PM Desert Spring United Methodist Church 120 Pavilion Center Dr., Las Vegas NV 89144 Free; donations accepted **********
The title, A Different Kind of Christmas, speaks not only to my ChamberSoul style; it’s the name of Desert Spring United Methodist Church’s seasonal fundraising effort. Though concert admission is free, a love offering will be collected to help raise funds to support the building of a Habitat for Humanity home in the Las Vegas community. |
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BERTHA HOPE QUINTET
December 7, 2014 @ 6-10 p.m. at Minton’s in Harlem, NYC
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LENORE RAPHAEL
Hope you are enjoying the season! Wishing you all wonderful, happy holidays.
I just returned from England where I had a wonderful concert in Berkhamsted for the Jazz Society. We had a packed house and a wonderful audience of REAL jazz lovers.
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If you are in any of these places, I would love to say hello
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 7:30 PM
THE HALLE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
237 North Salem Street, Apex, North Carolina
with special guest Jim Ketch, trumpet and Jason Foureman, bass and Kobie Watkins, drums
Tickets www.etix.com or call the Halle 919 249 1120 or at the Halle box office
JANUARY 12-17th
California/Hawaii tour
More information next month
For more great jazz listening on the net, tune into http://www.purejazzradio.org –24/7 of great straight-ahead jazz.
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THE MENLO PARK LIBRARY
800 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025
“One of the West Coast’s most formidable ensembles” ~ All About Jazz
The Montclair Women’s Big Band is a Bay Area treasure. Founded in 1997, by veteran Trumpeter Ellen Seeling, the group is an alliance of some of the region’s most formidable jazz women. Forging a singular blues-drenched sound with a deep Latin pocket and captivating original material, audiences are electrified by the band’s powerhouse ensemble, addictive grooves and inspired solos. This extraordinary swing machine will blow you away!
INFORMATION CALL 650-330-2501 – http://menlopark.org/calendar.aspx?PREVIEW=YES&EID=668
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- Capping off a stellar year, vocalist Catherine Russell returns to New York City in December with seasonal fare and classics of blues, swing, and jazz from her latest highly acclaimed album, Bring It Back (Jazz Village).
- Saturday, December 6: Russell reunites with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks for the annual Chazen Jazz Concert at Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Center in Suffern, New York.
- Monday, December 8: Russell leads her sextet as the featured entertainment for the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s annual GALA at Capitale in Manhattan with a program that will explore varied and sometimes overlooked chestnuts from Satchmo’s vast repertoire, from New Orleans to Swing to The Great American Songbook.
- Thursday, December 11: Russell and her quartet celebrate the Holidays with a free to the public, noon concert, in downtown NYC at The Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, performing seasonal tunes from favorites to the less well known.
- Saturday, December 13: Ladies Sing The Blues (with Catherine Russell and Charenee Wade fronting a 7 piece band) visits McCarter Theater’s Berlind Theatre in Princeton, NJ, for an evening paying homage to ’20s and ’30s female blues singers like Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Ethel Waters, with arrangements based on the original recordings.
- Tuesday, December 23: Russell makes her debut appearance at Jazz Standard as featured vocalist with Andy Farber’s After Midnight Orchestra, the wonderful 18-piece band that recently wowed Broadway audiences. Leader, saxophonist, and arranger Andy Farber wrote arrangements and played on Catherine’s two most recent albums, Bring It Back and Strictly Romancin’, and will delve into that catalogue as well as unveiling new big band arrangements.
- Saturday, December 27: Russell and her trio venture to New England for a first ever visit to The Side Door, a wonderful new jazz venue in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
- Wednesday, December 31: Russell and her trio ring in the New Year with a New Year’s Eve show at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, New Jersey for the 4th consecutive year.
- Touring continues into 2015 with select Catherine Russell appearances as follows:Friday, January 9 / City Winery / New York, NYSaturday, January 10 / NYC Winter Jazz Fest, Hot Jazz Stage at Carroll Place, New York, NYSaturday, January 17 / Jazz on the Mountain at Mohonk Mountain House (w/ Carolyn Leonhart, LaTanya Hall) / New Paltz, NYSaturday, February 14 / WP Presents at the Shea
Performing Arts Center (Valentines Day Concert) / Wayne, NJThursday, February 19 / Tribeca Performing Arts Center
(Highlights in Jazz 42nd Anniversary) / New York, NYSunday, February 22 / NJPAC – Dorthaan’s Place Jazz Brunch / Newark, NJ
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YOUR STORIES: ALL members please submit photos, fliers, cd releases, and all announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.
WIJSF NEWS November 2014
Membership is due March 1st Every Year!
Celebrating 7 years of Musical Service!
As of November 1, 2014, we have 282 members, 153 musicians, and 53 males! Join us, today!
Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together. ~ Anaïs Nin
Help recruit new members, today! Send your friends to www.wijsf.com/join.htm
Featured Artists: Jenny Love, Gail Jhonson, Paula Atherton, Joan Cartwright
Message from the Executive Director
This month, the newsletter is published late because I was on a month-long cruise from October 12 to November 9, with little Internet access. Although it was fun entertaining hundreds of guest on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship on the high seas, the downside is that little got done for WIJSF, except that I was able to introduce many of the cruise guests to our organization by giving them our business card with our website and a few of the catalogs. I even met a couple that publish a magazine “Treasures of the Heart” in Pembroke Pines, Florida, that may be interested in publishing some of the stories about our musical members. So, all was not lost. My experience on the high seas was enhanced by visiting several countries, including St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Jamaica, and Mexico. It’s always wonderful to experience other cultures and made me happy to be an American, when I realized how many amenities we enjoy in the USA. Each Sunday, our band had to evacuate the ship and go through customs, a feat I can do without for the remainder of this year. The long lines were tedious as some weeks there were up to 6,000 guests disembarking. Since we were not regular crew members, this was an unfortunate part of our requirements. By the Sunday that we left the ship, I had truly had enough of this exercise. As usual, the music was our saving grace. We had lots of fun, entertaining hundreds of Jazz and Blues lovers, and I’m sure we left a lasting impression on many of them. As you all know, I’m ever conscious of the need to give women musicians working opportunities. I called three women to do this gig with me – Bertha Hope, Linda Presgrave, and Sally Smith – all pianists, but none were available with such short notice (I only had about a week to pull a band together). So, I wound up engaging three men to do the gig – Walter Bland (p), Anthony Chatman (b), and Art Weiss (d). With the uncomfortable sleeping arrangements, I’m sure the ladies are grateful they were unable to accompany me.
Walter Bland (p), Diva JC, Art Weiss (d), Anthony Chatman (b) Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas in Jazz on 4
Accomplishments
Paula Atherton was a featured artist at the New Brunswick Jazz Project on Sunday, November 9. Read this exciting article
Gail Jhonson with Norman Brown
UPCOMING EVENTS
Follow Jeannette Pina’s South Florida Jazz List every month
WIJSF member Jenny Love (center) performs
FRIDAY NOV 14, 2014
AN EVENING AT TH COPACABANA with the
Mark Fernicola Latin American Orchestra @ Seminole Coconut Creek Casino
SATURDAY NOV 15, 2014
4th ANNUAL A SAFE HAVEN WONDERLAND GALA
Celeste Ray is in WY, OR and WA with Four Celtic Voices
November 13 @ 7:30 pm
Wallenstein Theatre, Big Bend Community College
26th and Randolf, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Wallenstein Theatre, Big Bend Community College
26th and Randolf, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Jacoby Auditorium, Umpqua Community College
1140 College Road, Roseburg, OR
1140 College Road, Roseburg, OR
Dottie Kelly
- December 12 – The Hurricanes – Marathon Keys, FL – 9 pm – 1 am
- December 13 The Hurricanes – Marathon Keys, FL – 9 pm – 1 am
- December 28 -Spoon Wrecker Grille – Marathon Keys, FL – 7 pm – 10 pm
Many thanks to Mimi Johnson for hosting MUSICWOMAN RADIO for the last four weeks, while Joan Cartwright was performing on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Be sure to listen to the archived shows at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musicwoman, with the exception of Jean Fineberg’s interview archived at www.blogtalkradio.com/theartsreporter/2014/10/16/jeanfineberg-1
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| 11/28/2014 4:00 PM | Lynette Washington NOTE SPECIAL DAY – FRIDAY | ||||
NEW CD RELEASES
We’re excited to announce that our 5th compilation of music by WIJSF members will release in January 2015.
Peggy Duquesnel’s 2009 release is available at www.joyspringmusic.com
This CD archives the energetic concert of Saskia Laroo and her eight-piece funk unit on May 3, 2013, in Zimbabwe, during the unique Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA). The band with her rocking rhythm section was supplemented on this occasion by rappers and Phantom Complex, African percussionist Pape Seck and the American pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd. http://saskialaroo.com
YOUR STORIES: ALL members please submit photos, fliers, cd releases, and all announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.
WIJSF News September 2014
Membership Dues come due March 1st Every Year!
Celebrating 7 years of Musical Service!
As of September 1, 2014, we have 280 members, 152 musicians, and 52 males! Join us, today!
Music, the sound of the spheres, begins in the womb! ~ Diva JC
Welcome to our newest members: Lisa Yves and Karen Daniels
Featured in this issue: Janice Harrington, Gail Jhonson, Sharon Cline, Melton Mustafa, Jr.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALLING ALL WOMEN COMPOSERS! The deadline to submit your original composition for the WIJSF Music Collection V is October 15. We have 7 spots left, so do not procrastinate. Contact Joan at divajc47@yahoo.com ASAP!!! The flier with all the details is at the bottom of this blog.The newsletter is a few days late this month, due to my return from Chicago, where I had the honor of speaking at the street naming ceremony of Dinah Washington Way on August 29. What a great day that was. So many Jazz seniors were in attendance and I got to meet a lot of Facebook friends face-to-face like two of our members saxophonist Diane Ellis and Alvin Carter-Bey, the producer of the event, and Senabella Blue, the Mistress of Ceremony, Sasha Daltonn, producer of Sasha Sings Dinah, several of Dinah’s family members, and vocalists Dee Alexander and Maggie Brown, daughter of the legendary lyricist/vocalist Oscar Brown, Jr. Then, on August 30, I had the privilege of doing a book signing at the DuSable African American Museum, where I met some wonderful Chicagoans and Ohioans, who purchased my books and our compilation CDs. Thanks to Deborah Collins for facilitating this opportunity for me! Finally, I attended the John Wright Jazz Party in Matteson, IL, where I met more Jazz-loving Chicagoans and had a terrific time, listening to the music of resident musicians and vocalists with Al Carter-Bey! What a great week!
Al Carter-Bey, Senabella Gill, Joan Carwright, Maggie Brown, Diane Ellis, Sasha Daltonn in Chicago, IL
Dinah Washington’s Family Members
Book Signing at the DuSable African American Museum, Chicago, IL
John Wright’s Jazz Party, Matteson, IL
Chicago’s Legendary Pianist John Wright Jean Wright and Joan Cartwright
Geoff Brown and Betty Brandee Al Carter-Bey and Joan Cartwright
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MEDIA BLITZ
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| 9/11/2014 4:00 PM | Lorna Lesperance | |
| 9/18/2014 4:00 PM | Julie Holtzman | |
| 9/25/2014 4:00 PM | Dorie Pride |
Tune into Stan Alston’s Internet radio show at http://wdgpradio.net (Live) or by phone using the tune in application. There is a chat room. They could direct listeners to my website or call in to the same number you will use and broadcast from there to their audience, September 13, 2014 at 8 pm EST. The call in number is 712-432-0900 – pin 155879#
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jeannette Pina spends hours collecting event information for her South Florida Jazz Events calendar, so everyone in South Florida will know where to go for the best Jazz!
South Florida Jazz Events Calendar
CATHERINE RUSSELL
- Saturday, September 6 – Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival, Albany Corning Preserve, NY
- Friday, September 12 @ 8:00 p.m. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA
- Thursday, September 20, 2014 @ 8 p.m. – 13th Annual AmeriCU Jazz-N-Caz, Catherine Cummings Theatre, Cazenovia College, 16 Lincklaen Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035
- Friday, September 26 @ 8 p.m. – Carolina Theatre, 310 South Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Sunday, September 28 @ 8 p.m. – Shanghai Jazz Restaurant & Bar, 24 Main Street,Madison, NJ 07940
DOTTIE KELLY
- September 1 – Spoon Wrecker Restaurant, Marathon Keys, FL
- September 11 @ 7:30 p.m. – Two Brothers Restaurant, Punta Gorda, FL
- September 27 -Miami Flatfish House Restaurant Blues Festival with Darrell Raines Band
We are offering vending and playbill ad space for our concert Saturday, October 11 @ Ferg’s Lounge in East Point, GA. – www.thegeniusladiesinconcert.eventbrite.com
CD RELEASES
Ragan Whiteside – Flutist, Vocalist, Songwriter | 212-561-0253 | www.raganwhiteside.com www.facebook.com/raganwhitesidemusic, www.twitter.com/raganwhiteside
QUANTUM DRIVE is available at Amazon.com
New Video: “Work it Out” Performance clips:
RAGAN WHITESIDE is a CONTEMPORARY JAZZ FLAUTIST AND VOCALIST. She released QUANTUM DRIVE on JULY 8. Quantum Drive is her third studio release, fusing the coolest elements of Contemporary Jazz, Classic R&B, Neo-Soul, and Hip-Hop, appealing to musicians and music lovers. Collaborating with Ragan are Contemporary Jazz Keyboardist and Arranger Bob Baldwin, Soul Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Frank McComb, Soul Jazz Flutist Althea René, and multi-Grammy Award nominated Singer, Pianist, and Composer Patrice Rushen, who lent her keyboard wizardry to Ragan’s remake of her classic tune, “Remind Me”. QUANTUM DRIVE offers a clever and unique way of unifying generations of music. From the 60’s jerk-worthy “Soul Biscuit” to the Dirty South line-dancing “Work it Out” to the underground club-hopping “Quantum Drive,” there is always something to make you nod your head. “Smokey Room” satisfies your inner jazz fusion-ista while “Like the First Time” embodies the best aspects of falling in love. Ragan Whiteside’s groove driven artistic approach to this musical journey will certainly propel you into a new dimension. Strap yourself in and close your eyes as she takes you down the road to infinite soul on her QUANTUM DRIVE. Available on Amazon and iTunes. For info visit www.raganwhiteside.
Ragan Whiteside – Flutist, Vocalist, Songwriter – 212-561-0253
www.raganwhiteside.com, www.facebook.com/raganwhitesidemusic, www.twitter.com/raganwhiteside
New album: QUANTUM DRIVE available for pre-order at Amazon.com
New Video: “Work it Out”
Performance clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJX6ijtyc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIk9j2TVZVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67jT0RLJr5s
YOUR STORIES: ALL members please submit photos, fliers, cd releases, and all announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.
WIJSF News August 2014
Membership Dues come due March 1st Every Year!
Celebrating 7 years of Musical Service!
As of August 1, 2014, we have 278 members, 150 musicians, and 52 males! Join us, today!
Music, the sound of the spheres, begins in the womb! ~ Diva JC
Welcome to our newest members: Carl Hill, Shirazette Tinnin, Dottie Kelly , and Sigrun Jording
Featured in this issue: Irene Robbins, Yvette Norwood-Tiger, Sandra Kaye, Grammy submissions
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: Republished from the Grammy’s Newsletter: www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grammy/2014summer/#/45 READ THIS ARTICLE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SUBMITTED on JULY 22, 2014 for NOMINATIONS for the 57th Annual Grammy’s
Welcome to our newest member blues vocalist Dottie Kelly in West Palm Beach, Florida
Susan Andrea Warmington New release www.cdbaby.com/cd/susanandreawarmington
TEJA LANISE ON BASS IS LIVING THE DREAM!
Bassist Teja Lanise is living the dream, touring with Janell Monae in the USA, UK, Australia, Europe and the Middle East!
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Internationally acclaimed pianist and vocalist Irene Robbins presented her new project Laughing with the Blues, a 4-part exposition of Jazz and Blues by STREAM DUO in southern Italy. Irene Robbins, who has been giving concerts for over 30 years in Europe, the USA, and Japan had an incredible response to her new project. A duo which she says “shows her naked” because of its sparsity with Irene Robbins on vocals and piano, and bassist Nico Catacchio performing their interpretations of Thelonious Monk’s Round Midnight, Coleman’s Lonely Woman, and Ellington’s Mood Indigo. Irene is touring Italy and Europe this summer and fall. She will be in Detroit, MI, in April 2015.
   About Irene Robbins | Irene Robbins Music   Mimi Johnsondotnet and Diva JC perform at Cafe 290, Atlanta |
JENNY LOVE said, “This photo shows what my heart feels every time I sing!” — with Carmen I. Sardina and Chrome Knights at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.
Yejide (13) and Aziza (11) Major – RADIANCE talent has taken wings and is soaring to great heights. Yejide and Aziza are a singing and dancing duo. At a recent appearance, Radiance opened the Rastafari Reunion, Reggae Show with grace and elegance on Saturday, July 26, 2014, in Lauderhill, FL. They were well received by the South Florida cultural community with warmth and admiration after belting out some of the top reggae standards.
Sandra Kaye is completing her fourth year performing at the Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria in Shanghai, China. See INTERVIEW below:
I was a server in a diner where it was customary to sing happy birthday to the customers. On one particular day at the diner, one of the regulars was celebrating his birthday. He informed our team of servers that he would prefer someone sing his favorite song. I use to sing around the diner everyday, many times I wasn’t aware of what I was doing, I just loved to sing. However when he made his request, everyone looked at me. I was not very open to this, after all, I might not know his favorite song. (DRUM ROLL) My favorite song is “My Funny Valentine.” It just so happened I knew many songs in the Great American Song Book. So, I stood in the middle of the dinning room, “My Funny Valentine”. The applause that filled this room and the compliments from everyone in sight made me feel very special. My fellow servers were spreading the word and I began singing for many of our customers, their favorite songs at birthday time. Some of the songs were: “Always”, “All of Me”, “At Last”, “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “My Funny Valentine.” With encouragement from my little boy at the time, and many others I set out to learn the music business on the local level. Before long the doors were wide open. My very first performances were with a pianist only. I loved performing with a piano only. I never thought about performing with other instruments. So I have come to realize this: When a singer is available, the instruments will find the singer. Today, I even perform with big bands.
It is such a given that our business is male dominated that I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. However, I have felt sabotage, when I was the leader of an important event. I have learned to cover my assets. My advice to young women coming into the music industry is “Know your music! Learn the business! Be firm, but be a LADY with all men!” ~ Sandra Kaye
WIJSF member Gerrianne Brizan was a part of The I.D.s in 1964 in Queens, NY. These ladies will be guests on MUSICWOMAN RADIO on August 28 at 4 p.m. at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musicwoman
What a GREAT CD from Gail Jhonson. Click the image to listen. You may need to join Spotify.
MEDIA
Many thanks to our newest member CARL HILL for his donation of the airline ticket for Joan Cartwright to attend this special event in Chicago on August 29, 2014, and thanks to AL CARTER-BEY for the invitation! See the PRESS RELEASE for this event.
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CLICK CD COVERS BELOW FOR INTERVIEWS by Andrea Garrison
ONLINE WITH ANDREA
Listen to our interview at Online With Andrea from July 14, 2014
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Mark your calendar for our 2-hour interview at Online with Andrea on Tuesday, September 8 @ 7:30 pm EST featuring our WIJSF Compilation 3
Mark your calendar for our 2-hour interview at Online With Andrea on Tuesday, November 5 @ 7:30 pm EST featuring our WIJSF Compilation 4
CLICK THE IMAGE to Tune into the archives of BTR Radio Host Vanda Guzman
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAULA ATHERTON
Friday, August 1 @ 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.Music In The Plaza – The City of Long Beach, NY
City Hall
1 West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
(516) 431-1000
This event will be rescheduled in case of rain.
Saturday, August 16 @ 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Spaghettini
3005 Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach, California 90740
2 shows
performance
Special guest Greg Manning on keyboards!
Tickets in advance only
Sunday, August 24 @ 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Kola Restaurant and Ultra Lounge
32523 NORTHWESTERN HWY
Farmington, MI 48334
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DOROTHY MORRISON performs August 1 – First Friday at the Lyric Theatre in historic Overtown, 819 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33136. Tickets: $10, $15, $20 & $25. 305-636-2390
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SATURDAY, 9 AUGUST, 2014
NICKi Mathis performs with
RICKY MALICHI Jazz Ensemble
Brad Leali, sax
Mike Francis piano
Shaun Mahoney guitarist
Erik Unsworth bassist
African American Performing Arts
Center & Exhibition Hall
310 San Pedro N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87108
505.222-0785
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Pianist extraordinaire Emme Kemp co-wrote the title song, and acted with the first Broadway company, in Bubbling Brown Sugar. Emme worked with the master pianist Eubie Blake. Presently, she works with vocalist and TV Talk show host JaRon Eames, author of Jazz Conversation. The duo performs every Sunday on New York’s upper east side.
Two Old Pros, & a Piano
Every Sunday in JaRon’s Parlor
646 337 0620
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We are offering vending and playbill ad space for our concert Saturday, October 11 @ Ferg’s Lounge in East Point, GA.
www.thegeniusladiesinconcert.eventbrite.com
YOUR STORIES: ALL members please submit photos, fliers, and announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.
WIJSF News July 2014
Celebrating 7 years of Musical Service!
As of July 1, 2014, we have 274 members, 146 musicians! Join us, today!
Music, the sound of the spheres, begins in the womb! ~ Diva JC
We know an age more vividly through its music than through its historians. ~ Rosanne Ambrose-Brown
R.I.P. Little Jimmy Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014)
YOUR STORIES: ALL members please submit photos, fliers, and announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.
New members: Ariane Cap (CA) and Sharon Rae North (VA)
Featured in this issue: Bertha Hope, Peggy Duquesnel Malbron, Teja Lanise, Dr. Donna Singer, Sharon Marie Cline, Mimi Johnson, Lucretia Daniel, Catherine Russell, Julie Holtzman, and Gail Jhonson
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Dear WIJSF Members:
June just whizzed by. The most fun we had, this month was Mimi Johnsondotnet’s Genius Ladies concert at Ferg’s 258 Bar & Lounge in East Point, GA. See the wonderful photos on Facebook. Also, check out Mimi’s stage play scheduled for July 9 in Roswell, GA, below.
In this issue, I would like to address supplemental income for musicians. Besides teaching, conducting workshops, and having a day job, I would like to suggest that you consider joining my travel club as a traveler and/or as a business partner. The one thing that most musicians have in common is that we travel. Of course, my experience has been that promoters and presenters pay for my travel expenses. However, as I get older and less in demand for stage performances, my wanderlust does not decrease. Our new member Lucretia Daniel was introduced to me by Lydia Harris in 2013. Both of these ladies are dynamos and now we are a team of travel agents. Visit my FYI TRAVEL CLUB blog for more information and join us in our quest to see the world and make a considerable income! Be sure to see my Bucket List and do not hesitate to ask me questions.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Ladies and gentlemen, FYI, WIJSF dues come due every March 1. I’m sure you know how difficult it is for most of us in this downturned economy. I want to thank Lydia Harris and Peggy Duquesnel Malbron for paying their dues, last month. I encourage you to pay your dues in support of the work we do through this organization. Just go to www.wijsf.org or www.wijsf.com/join.htm and pay online. If you prefer to mail a check payable to Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc., just let me know and I’ll email you our address. Also, we now have 273 members. With your help, we can get to 300 by the year’s end, so please invite ONE friend to join us. Remember, they do not need to be a musicians to join us in our mission to promote women musicians, globally!
MOST IMPORTANT!
We’re almost at 350. Let’s pump it up over the weekend! Share this petition with all your contacts, please. Thanks, Joan – http://www.change.org/petitions/women-in-jazz-south-florida-inc-hold-a-symposium-on-women-in-arts |
The most important statement from a woman musician in this century!!! Téja Lanise please tell her we salute her!
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Karen Briggs, Robin Bramlett, Joan Cartwright, Gail Jhonson, Kim Scott, Benita Lewis, and Darlene Moreno. It was delightful to meet and hear Jazz in Pink at the Steel City Jazz Fest in Birmingham, AL, on June 7, 2014. They are dynamic on stage!
More BWIJ Award Winners
Cellist Shana Tucker Bassist Teja Lanise Filmmaker Janice Roshalle Littlejohn
On June 22, Téja Lanise (bass) performed with Jonelle Monae at the Hollywood Bowl and STEVIE WONDER walked onstage for a surprise performance! He SANG and PLAYED! Téja declared, “It was AMAZING! I’m still in shock! It was all I could do to contain myself onstage! Of course, I cried after the show was over. I’m just SO grateful for all these amazing, unexpected blessings in the past 6 months! I could have never dreamt this!”
Prior to being on stage with Brandy and Prince, while performing with mega-star Janelle Monae, whose group Jamanati was featured on The David Letteman Show on June 11, Téja toured with Musique Soulchild, and was a part of Amazing Musicwomen with Joan Cartwright, in 2012.
Congratulations to Dr. Donna Singer.
Auditions are over for me with NBC The Voice.
I am very happy to say that I made it to the 4th round out of 6.
It’s been a fun, crazy, wouldn’t change it for the world ‘ride’. Thanks everyone for the love and support. Next stop, international jazz festival in Nebraska with The Doug Richards Trio, not a bad gig.
Also, Donna got hired for gig in Pompano, FL, and Jazziz Jazz Club/Restaurant in Boca Raton, FL, Entertainment Manager asked me for my press kit.
Both are great establishments in South Florida, Hooray!
Extra Extra Donna Singer has recorded a video with Doug Richards Trio. Her husband, Roy Singer wrote this song with Carole Belle. This video goes live on MTV – VH1 and BET in one week, yippee!!
Lucretia Daniel just completed a tour in California and Nevada
CD RELEASES & NEWS
Sharon Marie Cline’s CD THIS IS WHERE I WANNA BE is taking a trip around the world. In the past two weeks, the album has played in Jakarta, Japan, Barcelona, Italy, London, Poland, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, France, and in the U.S. from coast to coast, with heavy airplay in the Midwest, FL, Upstate NY, Northern CA, and on Honolulu radio in Hawaii! Sharon said, “I wish I could travel with the CD and see all of these amazing places! Putting it in my manifesting pot! I’m quite proud and grateful for the positive response the CD is receiving. In Love & Music, Sharon.” Get your copy at iTunes.com, Amazon.com, CDbaby.com or your favorite music retailer.
The 57th Grammy Online Entry opens from July 1-23, 2014 (First Round) for recordings released between October 1, 2013 to July 23, 2014. We will be submitting our fourth compilation CD of 10 fabulous female composers in several categories. If you are a voting member of The Recording Academy, we strongly suggest you vote for our CD!
 Our newest member #274 Ariane Cap is an extremely talented bassist who has partnered with a brilliant bassoonist to create some magnificent music! Click the image to get to Ariane’s website and listen to her music. |
 This is the real cover without Joan’s edit |
RAGAN WHITESIDE RELEASES QUANTUM DRIVE ON JULY 8
Quantum Drive is the highly anticipated 3rd studio release from Jazz/Soul Flutist, Vocalist and Songwriter Ragan Whiteside. Fusing Contemporary Jazz, Classic R&B, Neo-Soul, and Hip-Hop, this album appeals to musicians and music lovers alike. Collaborating with Ragan are Bob Baldwin, Frank McComb, Althea René, and Patrice Rushen (Remind Me). QUANTUM DRIVE unifies generations of music from the 60’s Soul Biscuit to the Dirty South’s line-dancing Work it Out to the underground club-hopping Quantum Drive. Smokey Room is for the jazz fusion-ista and Like the First Time is for lovers.
Available on Amazon and iTunes. Get details at www.raganwhiteside.com
![[Silent scream and a backflip] "Remind Me" is #1 most added on the Billboard Radio Chart for 6/30/14!!! Thank you radio family!!!!! Listen to snippets at http://www.raganwhiteside.com/music/](https://musicwomanarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ragan-billboard1.jpg?w=714)
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“Remind Me” is #1 most added on the Billboard Radio Chart for 6/30/14!!! Thank you radio family!!!!! Listen to snippets at http://www.raganwhiteside.com/music/
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jeannette Pina spends hours collecting event information for her South Florida Jazz Events calendar, so everyone in South Florida will know where to go for the best Jazz!
OoN with Ariane Cap (Bass) & Paul Hanson (Bassoon)
- July 5 – 12: Noon to 2.00 PM – Step Up Music Vallejo Jazz Coaching and Jam lead by Ariane Cap, 51 Daniels Street @ MIRA Theater. For info: Patricia Kutza – pkhiredhand@gmail.com
- July 7-11: Golden Gate Bass Camp – Teaching with Rufus Reid, Megan McDeWitt, Patt Klobas, Richard Duke and others, www.goldengatebasscamps.com
- July 10: Concerts in the Park, Tracy with Jean Fineberg’s Party Monsters featuring Tia Carroll, Lincoln Park, 5.00 PM
- July 12: with Lara Price featuring Sweet Nectar at the Torch Club in Sacramento. http://www.torchclub.net/
- July 13: with Brian Cline Band, San Francisco http://www.briancline.com/Shows.htm
- July 14: Vallejo Community Arts Foundation Summer Camp: Step Up Music Rock Camp – http://www.vallejoarts.org/
- July 18: OoN – Bass/Bassoon duo Ariane Cap & Paul Hanson You Are Hear Series – San Francisco Airport – http://www.flysfo.com/sfocheer/you-are-hear
- July 24: Mountain View Summer Concert Series – July 24 @ 6:00 pm
- July 26: Fundraiser for the Clearwater Zendo in Vallejo, wiNick Philips vallejo – zencenter.org
- August 2nd: Musically Minded Academy – OoN Bass/Bassoon Duo Ariane Cap & Paul Hanson
Get tickets at http://billieholiday.eventbrite.com/
Solo Piano Performance:
Friday, July 18 & Saturday, July 26
Sir Winston’s – Queen Mary
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
1125 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802
562-499-1657
This is a cozy listening environment and a great chance to visit and request your favorite standards!
Peggy Duquesnel Contemporary Band
Sunday, August 3 @ 7 pm – 9 pm
Spaghettini Grill and Jazz Club
3005 Old Ranch Parkway
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 596-2199
Advance tickets encouraged and available at: Spaghettini.tix.com
Monday, July 21 @ 8:30 pm – JULIE’S “Ageless BDAY BASH for IFAW”BIRTHDAY BASH for JULIE HOLTZMAN – pianist / singer / arranger
Featuring BOOTS MALESON, my fave bassist in the Universe!
Wondrously diverse program will include rare & familiar gems :
- BACH : Italian Concerto
- GERSHWIN: “Summertime”
- JOBIM: ” A Felicidade” / “Happiness” ( J. Holtzman)
- MERCER: “Dream” / “Reves ” ( French/ J.Holtzman)
- FAURE: Apres un Reve (pour pno et bass) avec BOOTS!
- DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune
- J.HOLTZMAN: “Spring Fever” (Falling in love is like a hi-wired act with no net!)
- DONALDSON: “Makin Whoopie” ( YIDDISH)
- JULIE’S “Blues Mantra”/GERSHWIN:”The Man I Love”( Fr. & Catalan)/ Rhapsody in Blue
Songs in 5 Languages
Champagne/Wine/Cheese & Hors d’oeuvres
An intimate Venue in NYC ( address given upon Reservation)
Monday, July 21 @ 8:30 pm – JULIE’S “Ageless BDAY BASH for IFAW”
Monday, July 21 @ 8:30 pm – JULIE’S “Ageless BDAY BASH for IFAW”
SPACE LIMITED. Reserve Early via Paypal @
www.wix.com/JulieHoltzman/EclectricityEnsemble
For details: 212 246 3682 or julie.holtzman@yahoo.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Julieholtzman
julieholtzman.wix.com
For details: 212 246 3682 or julie.holtzman@yahoo.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Julieholtzman
julieholtzman.wix.com
- July 26 East Meredith, NY – West Kortright Centre
- Aug 8 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
- Aug 9 San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s
- Aug 10 San Jose, CA – San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
- Aug 16 New York, NY – Iridium
- Sep 6 Albany, NY – Albany Riverfront Jazz Fest
- Sep 20 Cazenovia, NY – Jazz-N-Caz at Catherine Cummings Theatre
- Sep 28 Madison, NJ – Shanghai Jazz
- Oct 4 Falmouth, MA – Falmouth Jazz Festival
- Oct 5 Wellfleet, MA – Wellfleet Preservation Hall
- Oct 11 Helena, AR – King Biscuit Blues Festival (with Jimmy Vivino & Black Italians)
- Oct 18 Nancy, FRANCE – Nancy Jazz Pulsations
- Dec 13 Princeton, NJ – McCarter (Berlind) Theatre (with Ladies Sing The Blues)
SHANA TUCKER
Chamber Soul cello, vocals, guitar
- 19 July 2014 – ST. LOUIS, MO
Kranzberg Arts Center – 500 N Grand Blvd.
featuring Kenya (soul/jazz)
7:30 PM doors; 8:00 PM show
$12; $15 door
www.kranzbergartscenter.org - 20 July 2014 – CHICAGO, IL
Uncommon Ground on Devon – 1401 Devon Ave
w/Kenya (soul/jazz)
7:00 PM Shana | 8:00 PM Kenya
$20; RSVP strongly suggested
www.uncommonground.com
MEDIA BLITZ
| 7/2/2014 1:00 PM | Karen Briggs Violinist |
| 7/3/2014 4:00 PM | Kim Scott Flautist |
| 7/10/2014 4:00 PM | Camille Thurman Sax |
| 7/17/2014 4:00 PM | Mimi Jones Bass |
| 7/24/2014 4:00 PM | Shirazette Tinnin Drummer |
| 7/31/2014 4:00 PM | Melissa Moonchild Stokes |
SPECIAL SHOW WITH KAREN BRIGGS ON JULY 2 @ 1 P.M.
Bertha Hope talks with musicians about her husband pianist and composer Elmo Hope
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Genius Cooking with The Diva & Daughter
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