Brass
Who is Melba Liston?
The world-renowned jazz and choro clarinetist who performed in Appleton last spring
Who is Anat Cohen?
The drummer who compiled "New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers" and who performed at Lawrence in the spring of 2024
Who is Terri Lyne Carrington?
The jazz vocalist who performed at Lawrence in 2022 just a few months before winning Best New Artist at the GRAMMYs
Who is Samara Joy?
The Lawrence professor who has composed tunes including "Cool Cat Carl," "The Last Chapter," and "On the Wing"
Who is Patty Darling?
The New York-based trumpeter who played with the Maria Schneider and Darcy James Argue big bands and is a founding member of the jazz supergroup ARTEMIS
Who is Ingrid Jensen?
The saxophonist from Pixar's "Soul" soundtrack and a member of Beyoncé's touring band
Who is Tia Fuller?
The leader and founder of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and a New York-based drummer
Who is Sherrie Maricle?
The vocalist featured on Joshua Redman's latest release who performed in the Fox Cities in the spring of 2023
Who is Gabrielle Cavassa?
The pianist, composer, and arranger of the 1930s-40s who is best known for her work with the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Who is Mary Lou Williams?
The Juilliard graduate who recently won the prestigious trumpet position in Saturday Night Live's house band
Who is Summer Camargo?
The president and founder of the Women in Jazz Organization, director of Jazz Studies at Stony Brook University, and a New York-based tenor saxophonist
Who is Roxy Coss?
The bassist who graduated from Berklee early and was immediately asked to join the school's faculty (and who performed in Milwaukee this fall!)
Who is Esperanza Spalding?
The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and known as "The Queen of Soul"
The name of Prof. Esteli Gomez's vocal band who is performing at Lawrence in April
What is Roomful of Teeth?
The New York-based bass trombonist who is best known for her work in Broadway pit orchestras and with her trombone quartet, Bonegasm
Who is Jennifer Wharton?
The GRAMMY-nominated Chilean tenor saxophonist who performed at Lawrence in the spring of 2023
Who is Melissa Aldana?
The New York-based bassist and composer who has released five records as a leader and was featured on the soundtrack for Pixar's "Soul"
Who is Linda May Han Oh?
The Mexican jazz vocalist who performed as part of Lawrence's 2023 Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend
Who is Magos Herrera?
The GRAMMY-winning composer and band leader who has performed with Lawrence faculty including Tim Albright and Nadje Noordhuis
The late trumpeter who played in the Mel Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, and Benny Goodman bands and who taught many of today's world-renowned trumpet players (including Prof. Nadje Noordhuis!)
Who is Laurie Frink?
The New York-based alto saxophonist and woodwind artist who recently became a full-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Who is Alexa Tarantino?
The Japanese pianist who was a featured performer at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony and who recorded the soundtrack to the 2023 animated film "Blue Giant"
Who is Hiromi?
The first woman to win multiple GRAMMYs and known as "The First Lady of Song"
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The name of DownBeat's #1 Jazz Group of this year, made up of Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda, and Allison Miller
What is Artemis?