Palm Springs Women's Jazz Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlexTsaw94 Susan Alcorn has a new CD called "Pedernal." You may not know her because she plays a pedal steel guitar and her music is what one reviewer called, "iconoclastic, ambientish." The same could be said of the music of Mary Halvorson who is on guitar. Here to a new experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdrhTL3VBk Several years ago I was having dinner and heard this singer on the system and asked the waiter who she was. It was Stacey Kent. I've been a fan ever since. If you don't know her you should. She's always at the top of her game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBE9pU-mJwI Nominated for a Grammy for best jazz vocalist, Somi. She is on her way to the top and her song Holy Room you will play over and over again. A star in born.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEuQyWFBQs Veteran Blues artist, Bettye LaVette, has been nominated for a Grammy for her new album. Blackbird. Here she sings Billie Holiday's signature song, Strange Fruit.

The legendary Diane Schuur will be performing in our "Chance Acquaintance" concert this Sunday, November 15th at 3pm PDT / 6pm EDT - right here on Facebook LIVE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-usB_frZQ0 Most artists die and over time their music becomes a fading memory. However, there are those whose musical footprint is so deep they will always seem current and relevant. On that short list of vocalists is the never-to-be-forgotten Phyllis Hyman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAvKn5zvk1o If you were concerned that the great female vocalists of the past could never be replaced worry no more. Meet 25 year old Veronica Swift, she scats, she loves bebop and she is wonderful. She is a rising star you should add to your collection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_QYY5Z8Hj0 The Brazilian vocalist, Eliane Elias, has a new CD, Dance of Time. She seldom sings in English but you still get the message. It's a cool, smooth sound with a Latin beat. Here she is in concert in English singing an old standard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQuDaIbpA1g Diana Krall turned 59 this week. She looks great, is still at the top of her game, and her fans adore her. She is the definition of "in for the long haul." If you love smooth jazz she is the one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7H_WP5LZWU When you think of female band leaders you usually think of Maria Schneider and her mostly male orchestra. However, you might want to shift focus and starting associating big bands with Sherrie Maricle and her Diva Jazz Orchestra which is made up of a fine collection of women musicians whose sound takes you back to the days when big bands reigned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2uD_MUu55U Rachelle Ferrell is not what you would call a jazz superstar but with her 6 octave range she has a super fan base that hangs on to her every word. She has become a permanent fixture on the contemporary jazz scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOj1JryGj8A Gone but certainly not forgotten. Here is the wonderful Shirley Horn, singer and pianist extraordinaire, singing the title song from her 1992 album, voted best of the year by jazz critics, Here's to Life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWzpDjgYboM Here's a song for the Democrats in 2020

Chance Acquaintance Concert Donate to: Venmo:Gail-Christian-2 OR Paypal.me/pswomensjazzfest Every year for the festival, I put together a group of some of the country's finest musicians. They get together for an afternoon of jazz, sometimes meeting for the first time that day. This year is no exception for a chance acquaintance. I am pleased to join these fierce women led by Sunnie Paxson from their homes! ... Sweet Baby J'ai

Women in Jazz All-Stars Coming Soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyIEe1B450 On this Friday after the 2020 Presidential Election if the President was a Etta James fan he would probably being listening to this song.

Ella -Forever the First Lady of Song November 14th 7PM EST https://jazzatlincolncenter.squarespace.com/ella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycpy2jtuoiw Kandice Springs, whose music always put out a good vibe, has a new CD, The Women Who Raised Me. A move toward a world music sound. Here she sings a song called, Pearl.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7wNYa1Auw It's hard for a female bass player not to find herself in the shadow of Esperanza Spalding, but that's not the case with Linda Oh whose star always shines bright. Here she is with another bright star, Melisa Aldana on sax.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZO854AbIFQ Quiana Lynell is the 2017 winner of the prestigious Sarah Vaughn International Vocal Competition. She has a new CD called, A Little Love. Check her out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1uLH-GoZjc Here is Geri Allen on piano, Esperanza Spalding on bass and Teri Lyne Carrington on drums. What else is there to say. This speaks to how far women have come in jazz music when they need no introduction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6s6fuDABk There is a famous photo of 57 of the greatest jazz musicians in front of a Brownstone in Harlem taken in 1958. Only three are women. One of them is the pianist Mary Lou Williams. Her career spanned almost her entire lifetime and her jazz legacy will last forever. Here is is with Oscar Peterson in the 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ6Wvz8RQJg Artemis is a group of some of the best American female jazz musicians ever assembled. Don't take my word for it. Here they are doing a composition by Monk called Brilliant Corners.

Diane Schuur in Concert!