Full Description
Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Female Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of female researchers exploring the complex relationship between jazz and gender. Who are the European and Europe-based women in jazz, and do they perceive jazz as still being a male-dominated world? Women and Jazz encompasses a broad range of views and themes, including the role of women in European jazz history, their daily lives, motherhood, music education, festivals, and live performance.
The volume features interviews with twenty-six female European or Europe-based jazz artists. These interviews serve as tangible illustrations of the female experience in professional jazz. This volume also sheds light on hidden gems within jazz, introducing readers to talented female artists who may have been overlooked. Readers can gain insight into inspiring stories of perseverance and creativity, as well as unique perspectives that each musician brings to the music. By reading this book, individuals can contribute to amplifying underrepresented voices in the world of jazz and promoting a more inclusive understanding of the music and society. Women and Jazz will be of interest to jazz professionals, popular music scholars, gender studies scholars, teachers, students, and anyone wanting to learn more about women's perspectives on the field of jazz.
Contents
Foreword
Sara Serpa
Preface
José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Breaking Barriers: Women's Voices in Jazz Research and Performance
José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring
Chapter 2. Female Jazz Musicians in European Jazz Historiography
Magdalena Fürnkranz
Joëlle Léandre
Interview by Marie Buscatto
Paula Sousa
Interview by Beatriz Nunes
Monika Herzig
Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz
Gina Schwarz
Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz
Chapter 3. Out of Place: The Importance of Female Role Models in Jazz Education
Beatriz Nunes
Airelle Besson
Interview by Marie Buscatto
Beatriz Félix
Interview by Beatriz Nunes
Inge Katharina Pechoc
Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz
Romarna Campbell
Interview by Sarah Raine
Chapter 4. Harmonizing Motherhood, Reimagining Identity, Support Networks, and Gender Equity in Jazz
Lee Ellen Martin
Giedrė Kilčiauskienė
Interview by Daina Urbanavičienė
Béatrice Graf
Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher
Anne Paceo
Interview by Marie Buscatto
Yazz Ahmed
Interview by Sarah Raine
Judith Schwarz
Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz
Chapter 5. Working Together: Support Systems Beyond the Homosocial Jazz Networks
Sarah Raine
Veronika Čičinskaitė-Golovanova
Interview by Daina Urbanavičienė
Anoushka Nanguy
Interview by Sarah Raine
Sophie Alour
Interview by Marie Buscatto
Marena Whitcher
Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher
Chapter 6. "The Guys Didn't Call to Offer Me Gigs": Gender Dynamics in the Icelandic Jazz Scene
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall
Alicia Gardener-Trejo
Interview by José Dias
Luzia von Wyl
Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher
Viktorija Gečytė
Interview by Daina Urbanavičienė
Lara Jones
Interview by Sarah Raine
Chapter 7. Artistic Research in Jazz: Can You Hear That I Am a Woman?
Jasna Jovićević
Neda Malūnavičiūtė
Interview by Daina Urbanavičienė
Iro Haarla
Interview by Elina Hytänen-Ng
Hilaria Kramer
Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher
Susana Santos Silva
Interview by Beatriz Nunes
Chapter 8. When Female Jazz Instrumentalists Make It "Anyway"...
Marie Buscatto
Chapter 9. Outlook
José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring
Afterword
Loes Rusch
