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Meet Susan's fabulous female instrumentalists!
Click a name to read their biographies and hear them play.
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Terri Lyne Carrington
(1965 -- )
Percussionist, composer,
recording artist,
record producer
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| Doriot Anthony Dwyer
(1922 -- )
First woman to win a principal chair in a major U.S. orchestra; Principal Flute, Boston Symphony Orchestra (1952 -- 1990)
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| Find recordings by
these women
in the search box!
| International Sweethearts of Rhythm
(1937 -- 1955)
Includes profiles of
Vi Burnside, tenor sax Pauline Braddy, drums
Tiny Davis, trumpet
Carlene Ray, guitar
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
(1926 -- )
Jazz pianist,
recording artist,
big-band composer
and band leader
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Edna White
(1892 -- 1992)
One of the foremost trumpet soloists of the early 20th Century
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Melba Liston
(1926 - 1999)
Jazz trombonist, composer, arranger
Paved the way for other jazzwomen instrumentalists
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Don't miss the current
FEATURED WOMAN!
Lil Hardin Armstrong
(1898 -- 1971)
Jazz pianist, vocalist and composer
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