"Still, the male jazz musician accepts and takes for granted that at every step he'll be dealing with other men—from club owners to booking agents to bandleaders, fellow players, reviewers and writers in the press: a male-dominated profession. The language that describes jazz, and jazz musicians, reflects this reality. . . . The actor in …
Continue reading A Brief History of the Origins of Jazz’s Sexism
I recently got a press release for singer Cyrille Aimee's new album that featured the following blurb: "When you see Cyrille Aimée perform, you instantly fall in love with her—her voice, eyes, curls and the joyful spirit she invests in each song." The quote comes from a 2013 interview with Aimee by the singer Roseanna …
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The above, for those who don't already know, is the cover of the forthcoming album by Diana Krall, entitled Glad Rag Doll. It's already gotten a fair amount of attention out there in the jazz blog/twitter-spheres (it was included on the August 17 edition of NPR's A Blog Supreme's weekly rundown of jazz on the …
