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JOIN US AT

2024 Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival for
a Celebration of Jazz + Blues = Soul! 

 

Featuring Lalah Hathaway

NOVEMBER 8–10, 2024  

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Artist-of-the-Month

If there was ever an award for the “coolest” jazz vocalist it would have always gone to Carmen McRae.  

Headed by swinging drummer Sherrie Maricle, DIVA exudes the excitement and force found in Eight years younger than her idol, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae was a contemporary of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Ella and Sarah were already well established by the time Carmen came onto the scene, but it wasn’t long before Carmen was considered their artistic equal, although she never achieved their wide popularity. 

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INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN JAZZ

Sunday, April 28, 2024 

                                                         HONORING MIRIAM MAKEBA

One of the world’s most prominent Black African jazz performers in the 20th century

who introduced to the world a unique blend of jazz-influenced balladry and rousing AFROBEATS!

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Artist-of-the-Month

RACHAEL PRICE “What I'm Doing Here”

Rachael Price, the powerhouse vocalist behind the band Lake Street Dive, isn't your average singer. With a voice that swings effortlessly between smoky jazz and soulful blues, she captivates audiences with her impressive range and undeniable stage presence. “When Rachael Price opens her mouth and lets loose with her cool cannon blast of a voice, you sort of forget to breathe,” wrote Rolling Stone.

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JAZZ NEWS

Tina Turner Review - "a music legend and inspiration to divas everywhere"... “Even after the countless awards, the 180 million album sales, the record-breaking tours, and unforgettable acting roles, Tina will be remembered most through the sheer joy of her music,” Max Lousada, chief executive of recorded music for Warner Music Group, said in a statement. “So powerful is her extraordinary, universal appeal that there is no doubt she will continue to influence generations to come. She stands as the epitome of artistic self-empowerment.”

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Join the jazz club!

Welcome to The Jazz Club

The membership is free. All members will have access to:

Free Concerts and a series of Special Events designed specifically to give you a full jazz experience featuring female musicians.  

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Virtual Concerts

Two new concerts: "Our Favorite Jazz Vocalists 2021" and "Women of the Blues"

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Jazz notes

Commentary and performances by female jazz and blues artists you may already know, and those you need to know.

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Jazz shorts

Short compilations of outstanding female jazz musicians.
New video: What is Bossa Nova?
Available to Jazz Club Members Only

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JAZZ LEGENDS

These ladies are Jazz Legends, whose music lives on...concerts from the Legends: Dinah Washington, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Betty Carter, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Austin, Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Nina Simone, and Diane Schuur

Available to Jazz Club Members Only

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past Festivals

The first Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Concert was in 2013. Since then we have produced more than 50 concerts with well-known artists and artists you  love. 

OUR SPONSORS

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