Jazz Women
The women of jazz take eight of the 10 spots on our latest Jazz Top 10 — with Grammy-winner Esperanza Spalding at No. 1. Keep reading to see the chart.
Meanwhile, here’s a link to the recent NYT story about Esperanza:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/arts/music/esperanza-spalding-on-a-year-in-the-spotlight.html?pagewanted=all
And, for this last week of Women’s History Month, info about a new film:
http://www.thegirlsintheband.com/home/
Thanks for listening!
Mark Zaborney
jazz director
Jazz Top 10
Esperanza Spalding (Radio Music Society)
Nicole Mitchell (Awakening)
Cynthia Felton (Freedom Jazz Dance)
Robert Glasper (Black Radio)
Mel Carter (The Other Standards)
Lynne Arriale (Solo)
Sheila Jordan/Harvie S (Yesterdays)
Akiko Tsuruga (Sakura)
Hiroe Sekine (After the Rainfall)
Lorraine Feather (Tales of the Unusual)
…the next 10
Todd Clouser (20th Century Folk Selections)
Dave Douglas (Orange Afternoons)
Kathy Kosins (To the Ladies of Cool)
Hristo Vitchev/Weber Iago (Heartmony)
The Soul Rebels (Unlock Your Mind)
Mike Wofford/Holly Hofmann (Turn Signal)
Jeremy Pelt (Soul)
Marianne Solivan (Prisoner of Love)
Vijay Iyer Trio (Accelerando)
Trombone Shorty (For True)










