[Dixielandjazz] Progressives and Women in Jazz

[David M Richoux]

One trad group that figured out the solution - Midnight Rose (a  
California Central Valley off-shoot of the Tuleburg JB) has a woman  
leader (Dannie Balser on trumpet) and her sister Nancy on reeds.  
Dannie's mother played piano. (I am guessing the band is still active,  
but I have not heard from them in a while.)

Also there is a Jug/Jazz band (Mic Conway's National Junk Band)  in  
Australia that has a woman Sousaphonist - Cazzbo Johns - very talented
- here is her blog: http://cazzbo.blogspot.com/

Dave Richoux

On Jan 2, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:

>>
>> Bert Brandsma <dixieorkest at hotmail.com> wrote (polite snip)
>>
>>
>> A few years age, the leader of the Dutch Swing College band stated  
>> before a TV camera that there were no young musicians available who  
>> could play trad jazz on a pro level, so that's why he preferred  
>> people of 70 - 80 years of age.
>>
>> The most popular TV piano player in our country was asked a few  
>> months ago why he had only men in his band, he answered, there are  
>> no women that can play professionally.....
>
> Hello Bert:
>
> Count my band as an exception to the "conservative and no women"  
> rules. We tend towards progressive in both areas. Our music is a  
> kind of "modernized" Dixieland where we depart from strict  
> traditional rules.
>
> And when our trombonist passed 2 years ago we found it hard to  
> replace the legendary Glenn Dodson of Philadelphia Orchestra and  
> world wide fame who was a wonderful jazzer besides. We fionally  
> decided on a 29 year old FEMALE trombonist who is just marvelous.  
> Cindy Leiby is her name.
>
> And, there are quite a few women in OKOM bands here in the USA. From  
> Bria and Katie, to Ginny and Nicki, etc., etc., etc.
>
> In my 60 years of playing paying gigs, I've run across quite a few  
> women who can play professionally , including pros like Melba  
> Liston, Beryl Booker and Mary Lou Williams of years gone by.
>
> Most Dixieland Bands may well be conservative, but I think the  
> modernists are quite the opposite.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>
>
>
>
>
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