Women In Jazz

Vi Burnside And Her All Stars (ca 1951)

"Women have a rich history in jazz that has only begun to be explored since the 1980s. Our web and lobby exhibits are intended as an educational exploration of just some of the women who have been instrumental in the history of jazz. ..."
Women In Jazz: Vocalists - Instrumentalists - Ensembles. Find audio samples here.

More about the women in Jazz (taken from Ken Burns' film Jazz) here, including audio samples.