[Dixielandjazz] New documentary coming soon: The Girls In The Band

[David M Richoux]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYfP2ylrq3A is the trailer.

and a longer demo version here:
http://www.archive.org/details/Lauraflanders-GOTDOCSTheGirlsInTheBand799

This is info about it from the demo site:
> A documentary work in progress from Judy Chaikin explores the  
> history and impact of all-female jazz and big band groups from the  
> 1920s to the present. All-female jazz bands were on the margins of  
> society. They were often integrated orchestras in a segregated  
> world, and of course the field was dominated by men. It was said  
> that women were suited only for the piano and that they didn?t have  
> the strength or stamina to play wind instruments. But for the jazz  
> instrumentalists featured in Chaikin"s documentary there was only  
> one world and it was the world of music. "I'm a musician first and I  
> just happen to be female," says one of the women interviewed in the  
> film. Chaikin who started her career as an actor and dancer has made  
> numerous films and television documentaries. Her 1987 film, "Legacy  
> of the Hollywood Blacklist," was nominated for an Emmy. You can help  
> Chaikin finish The Girls in the Band by sending contributions to the  
> non-profit umbrella organization Artist Tribe Foundation, Judy  
> Chaikin @ P.O. Box 1666 Studio City, CA 91614 (checks made out to  
> Artist Tribe Foundation.) In August, she is shooting a group  
> photograph in New York of about 60 women who are currently working  
> as professional jazz musicians or who made their mark on the jazz  
> world in the past century. Three of these women are in their 90?s  
> and this is the first public recognition they will have had in many  
> years. Chaikin has already secured the production budget for this  
> significant one-day shoot but is still seeking funds to help bring 2  
> important women to New York who can?t afford the air and hotel fare.  
> She estimates the cost for each woman at $2,000. Any help you can  
> give will be greatly appreciated (and earn a Funders Credit at the  
> end of the film.) The women she wants to bring in are Clora Bryant  
> from Los Angeles (83 year old trumpeter) and Rosalind Cron from Los  
> Angeles (82 year old saxophonist.) Both women were significant  
> figures in the all-girl bands of the "40's featured in the demo video.

Dave Richoux