BEST SHOW EVER PODCAST
"Learning about people like Melba Liston & Mary Lou Williams, who wrote music for some of the men we really hail as jazz heroes... and having never heard their names... stuck out to me as, 'Woa, women are really missing out on being able to see themselves in this genre.'" Listen here: https://anchor.fm/englert/episodes/38--Phoebe-Martin--Toni-LeFebvre-et0fms/a-a501t0t
BEST SHOW EVER PODCAST
"Learning about people like Melba Liston & Mary Lou Williams, who wrote music for some of the men we really hail as jazz heroes... and having never heard their names... stuck out to me as, 'Woa, women are really missing out on being able to see themselves in this genre.'" Listen here: https://anchor.fm/englert/episodes/38--Phoebe-Martin--Toni-LeFebvre-et0fms/a-a501t0t
TALK OF IOWA PODCAST
"Jazz music is a truly American art form. Born in New Orleans, it was the creation of African American musicians. On today's show, we hear from Roger Maxwell, one of the founding members of the jazz program at the University of Northern Iowa, saxophonist Damani Phillips, director of the jazz program at the University of Iowa and trumpeter Toni LeFebvre, founder of the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra." Listen here: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/show/talk-of-iowa/2020-07-28/jazz-up-your-summer-by-letting-the-music-get-in-your-spirit
"Jazz music is a truly American art form. Born in New Orleans, it was the creation of African American musicians. On today's show, we hear from Roger Maxwell, one of the founding members of the jazz program at the University of Northern Iowa, saxophonist Damani Phillips, director of the jazz program at the University of Iowa and trumpeter Toni LeFebvre, founder of the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra." Listen here: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/show/talk-of-iowa/2020-07-28/jazz-up-your-summer-by-letting-the-music-get-in-your-spirit
UNI GRAD'S IOWA WOMEN'S JAZZ ORCHESTRA PUMPS OUT POWERFUL MUSIC
"The purpose of IWJO is perform front of audiences of middle school, high school, and college-aged students to show aspiring jazz musicians that there are active professionals in jazz who are women--and they're right here in Iowa." https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/uni-grads-iowa-womens-jazz-orchestra-pumps-out-powerful-music
"The purpose of IWJO is perform front of audiences of middle school, high school, and college-aged students to show aspiring jazz musicians that there are active professionals in jazz who are women--and they're right here in Iowa." https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/uni-grads-iowa-womens-jazz-orchestra-pumps-out-powerful-music
UI GRAD STUDENT HOPES TO DIVERSIFY JAZZ WITH PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN
University of Iowa graduate student Toni LeFebvre has devoted her time and graduate education to diverting from the norm in a traditionally male music scene. One of the greatest opportunities in her career in music is starting a program for female jazz artists called the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra.
University of Iowa graduate student Toni LeFebvre has devoted her time and graduate education to diverting from the norm in a traditionally male music scene. One of the greatest opportunities in her career in music is starting a program for female jazz artists called the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra.
WE CAN PLAY IT
"For varying reasons, like lack of representation and sexual harassment, there are few women in the upper echelons of the jazz world, but groups like (The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra) can help change that by showing young girls and boys that women can play jazz." Full story: https://urban-plains.com/art/we-can-play-it/
"For varying reasons, like lack of representation and sexual harassment, there are few women in the upper echelons of the jazz world, but groups like (The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra) can help change that by showing young girls and boys that women can play jazz." Full story: https://urban-plains.com/art/we-can-play-it/
jJAZZ, GENDER, AND IOWA'S ALL-FEMALE JAZZ ORCHESTRA
"The purpose of this all-female band is to provide role-models for girls in Iowa jazz programs, to demonstrate that girls can play jazz, that this is what girls sound like playing jazz, and that girl voices in jazz are valid and meaningful." https://jazzednet.org/resources/jazz-gender-iowas-female-jazz-orchestra/
"The purpose of this all-female band is to provide role-models for girls in Iowa jazz programs, to demonstrate that girls can play jazz, that this is what girls sound like playing jazz, and that girl voices in jazz are valid and meaningful." https://jazzednet.org/resources/jazz-gender-iowas-female-jazz-orchestra/