We will publish our sixth International Women’s Day special tomorrow. Sebastian sets the context:
The guest editor of our International Women’s Day special in 2011 was artist and tour manager Fran
Hardcastle and she ended her introduction to that year’s coverage – and the very first piece we published with the prophetic line:
“If you want jazz to remain a male preserve…look away now!”
She was right. Things have moved on.
We are pleased to have played a small part. We are frequently told that LJN is less of a male preserve than many other jazz publications and it is a direction we try to move further in wherever and whenever we can. Also, in the years since 2011, we have produced 65 pieces to mark IWD, including four new interviews to be published tomorrow.
THIS YEAR’S FEATURES
Karolina Strassmayer
Saxophonist Karolina Strassmayer was the first woman ever to have a salaried post in one of the German radio big bands
Shirley Smart
Cellist Shirley Smart has lived for a decade in Jerusalem
Jane Cornwell
Jane Cornwell is jazz critic for the Evening Standard and also writes for Songlines
Karen Pearson
Broadcaster Karen Pearson founded Folded Wing which produces Jamie Cullum’s BBC Radio 2 show
SOME FAVOURITES
I am unqualified to make this selection – and for obvious reasons – but here is a selection of pieces about musicians that I remember…
1) In 2011 Ruth Goller sent in this wonderful piece completely spontaneously and unsolicited
2) When we did our second IWD special with Catherine Ford in 2014 Ruth did a podcast interview where Alexa von Hirschberg interviewed her
3) Alison Bentley interviewed the great Dianne Reeves. What’s not to like
4) Before they were famous (1) …. Rosie Turton Nubya Garcia and Romarna Campbell were featured in 2015 in a piece from Tomorrow’s Warriors
5) Before they were famous (2) Eve Risser
6) Shannon Barnett of the WDR Big Band wrote a superb piece last year
FULL LIST OF 61 ARTICLES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
2017
Canadian promoter / manager Judith Humenick
Uruguayan drummer Naty Giachino
WDR Big Band trombonist Shannon Barnett
Publisher of Jazzthetik Christine Stephan
CEO of jazzahead! Sybille Kornitschky
Finnish Norwegian singer Sinikka Langeland
2016
Women in senior roles in European jazz – a listing from EJN
Ingrid Jensen (by Kim Macari )
Bengi Unsal had just been appointed to a senior programming role at Southbank Centre l
Melody McLaren is a jazz photographer
2015
Kim Macari – Creative Female Jazz Voices
Anjali Perin – Carnatic Vocals to Jazz Improvisation
The sky is the limit – Monika S. Jakubowska
Jennie Cashman Wilson – The Abram Wilson Foundation
Imelda May talks about Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf
Jazz, stage, fashion and style by Jumoke Fashola
Kai Hoffman ‘s backstage glamour secrets
Jumoke’s special IWD line-up for Jazz Verse Jukebox
Rosie Turton Nubya Garcia and Romarna Campbell
2014
Podcast interview with Ruth Goller
Alison Rayner and Deirdre Cartwright
Rosalie Genay and Rebecca Nash
2011
Esther Bennett on the jam scene
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