Celebrating Blues, Jazz & Soul since 2001
Celebrating 12 Seasons of Phenomenal Women
Great Women In Music is a New York City based, ongoing celebration of the many contributions women have made to music and the world. Annually Great Women In Music presents an October month long Festival that features legendary as well as up-and-coming performing artists.
In a list that is inclusive of Phoebe Snow, Gloria Lynne, Floetry, Shirley Caesar, Carmen Lundy, Hip Hop Diva Olivia, Zap Mama, Ann Hampton Callaway, Regina Carter, and Lela James, Great Women In Music has reigned supreme as a presenter of memorable events. From our Jazz galas at Birdland to our soulful dance parties at SOB’s it has been a wonderful decade.
Our multifaceted Festivals have also offered book signings by critically acclaimed authors and seminars pertaining to the business of music. Over the years Great Women In Music has presented promotional events in Las Vegas, Miami and Istanbul to bring attention to our long standing October Festival.
GWIM Goes to Istanbul
In 2005 Great Women In Music recieved an invitation to take their show on the road to Istanbul Turkey. The very gracious invitation was extended by the internationally renown singing Diva- Keisa Brown.
Ms. Brown was the headlining performer for Q Jazz at the Palace Hotel, where she had been the main attraction for five years. Keisa was ready to come back home to the states for a much needed rest so she contacted GWIM founder Roz Nixon to help her with replacement suggestions (as if anyone could ever replace Keisa Brown . They made plans to meet when she arrived in New York and the rest as they say is history. Together Keisa and Roz produced the first Great Women In Music Instanbul.
Keisa Brown
In 2007 Q Jazz Relocated
to Las Ottoman, a Chic
Boutique Hotel in Istanbul
Great Women In Music Presents Charlotte Small in Istanbul at Las Ottoman
GWIM PRESS
Photos
LOOKING BACK OVER THE YEARS
OUR 2011 FESTIVAL
SPECIAL SEPTEMBER EVENT
Tuesday - Wednesday September 27 - 28
Jazz Standard116 E. 27th Street (BET Park and Lex) NYC 10016
212-576-2232
TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON’S MOSAIC PROJECT with Nona Hendryx (9/27) & Gretchen Parlato (9/28)
- Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
Nona Hendryx – vocals (9/27)
Gretchen Parlato – vocals (9/28)
Ingrid Jensen – trumpet - Tineke Postma - alto saxophone
Nir Felder – guitar
Helen Sung – piano
Tamir Shmerling – bass
On disc and on stage, Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project brings together some of the nation’s finest female instrumentalists and vocalists in a celebration of their shared artistic and social perspective. This engagement features the dazzling talents of trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, pianist Helen Sung, and two contrastingly gifted vocalists, Nona Hendryx and Gretchen Parlato. Terri Lyne Carrington – drummer, composer, producer, entrepreneur – has been at the top of the music industry for more than two decades, collaborating with such luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, David Sanborn, Clark Terry, and Nancy Wilson.
Tickets: $25 - PURCHASE NOW
SHOWS AT 7:30PM & 9:30PM NIGHTLY
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Private Party
Ghanniyya Green has been called a singer's singer; she is a musician, and a captivating actress. Throughout her career her all-encompassing Blues, Jazz and Soulful style has been touted as magical and powerful. Ms. Green is a well-rounded artist who has sang her way into some of the finest theaters and supper clubs in the world.
JC Stylles, Jazz Guitar and his swinging group groove & just plain make you feel good. They shares their hearts & souls with you but after all isn't that what the best jazz is all about.
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Wednesday October 12-
Jazz Standard116 E. 27th Street (BET Park and Lex) NYC 10016
212-576-2232
MELISSA MORGAN
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featuring
Gerald Clayton – piano
Neal Miner – bass
Brian Floody – drums
A former semi-finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, singer Melissa Morgan is a newcomer with an old-school pedigree. From her grandmother’s LP collection, she absorbed the artistry of Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson – and ultimately incorporated their influences into her own distinctive sound. Her CD release celebration for Until I Met You (Concord Jazz) delighted Jazz Standard audiences a couple years ago, and we’re delighted to have her back again!“Melissa Morgan is a consistent joy, and unlike some singers, she commands the band, not the other way around. Given the spicy edge in her sexy voice, her dry allure and the way she pops the words like a whip on a gospel choir, Morgan’s time has come.” (DownBeat)
Tickets: $20 - PURCHASE NOW
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Thursday October 20
Jazz Standard116 E. 27th Street (BET Park and Lex) NYC 10016
212-576-2232
INGRID JENSEN + BRASS featuring KENNY WHEELER
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featuring
Kenny Wheeler, Jonathan Finlayson, Tony Kadleck – trumpets
Shelagh Abate – French horn
Elliot Mason – trombone
Jennifer Wharton – tuba
Kevin Hays – piano
Matt Clohesy – bass
Jon Wikan – drums
Featuring: Kenny Wheeler – trumpet
Building a bridge of brass that spans the generations is the quintet led by Ingrid Jensen (a principal soloist with the Maria Schneider Orchestra) with special guest Kenny Wheeler. “Ingrid plays trumpet and flugelhorn with all the brilliance and fire of a true virtuoso, following the spirit of the muse as she creates… Warm, sensitive, exciting, and totally honest!” (Marian McPartland)
Tickets: $25 - PURCHASE NOW
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Tuesday October 25, 9:30pm
The Metropolitan Room 34 West 22 St. (BET 5th & 6th Aves)
212 206- 0440
CELEBRATING A LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
Ticket Price: $25.00
Two Drink Minimum :Tickets Are Non Refundable
- Annie Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz . "Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed. Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. She is a pioneer of vocalese as well as a founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time.
Her influence is ever present in many genres, with many performers including such artist as Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler. In a variety of settings, Ms. Ross became known as a great singer and stylist of breathtaking ballads and thrilling up-tempo tunes. Annie swings hard, improvise well and makes every lyric meaningful and revealing.
Annie Ross is also the recipient of the 2011 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT MAC AWARD
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Thursday October 27, 8pm
SOB's 204 Varick St New York, NY 10014
212 243-4940
NATASHA C. HOWARD
LIVE
In Concert
SPECIAL EVENT FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
LEJ Record's R&B Sensation Natasha C. Coward will promote her campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness at the concert and release party for her new CD, "No Warning Signs" The show will be hosted by comedian JP Justice and feature special Spoken Word performances from the Hottest Poets.
The Event is co- produced by SoulCity
and the evening will also debut Natasha's new video,
along with testimonies from Breast Cancer Survivors.
Visit: www.natashaccoward.com and
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Thanks To Our Sponsors
After the Shows We Party Into the Night
GWIM Executive Producer Shay Stephan and Hip Hop Diva Olivia 2008 at STRATA
Teri Woods Signing Books and Chatting with Fans 2009 BOGARTS
Floetry 2007
SOB's
In Memoriam
PHOEBE SNOW
July 17, 1950-April 26 2011
IRENE REID
Sept.23, 1930- Jan. 4, 2008
RUTH BROWN
Jan.30, 1928 -Nov.17, 2006
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