Dee Dee Bridgewater, the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence, will lead a virtual discussion with three generations of women jazz leaders - Marion Hayden, Gayelynn McKinney, and Hannah Marks. The discussion will take place on December 29th via Zoom and will look back on 2020, examine challenges and successes for women in jazz, and look ahead to 2021. Attendees can submit questions on Detroit Jazz Festival's social media.
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Dee Dee Bridgewater, the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence, will lead a virtual discussion with three generations of women jazz leaders - Marion Hayden, Gayelynn McKinney, and Hannah Marks. The discussion will take place on December 29th via Zoom and will look back on 2020, examine challenges and successes for women in jazz, and look ahead to 2021. Attendees can submit questions on Detroit Jazz Festival's social media.
Dee Dee Bridgewater, the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence, will lead a virtual discussion with three generations of women jazz leaders - Marion Hayden, Gayelynn McKinney, and Hannah Marks. The discussion will take place on December 29th via Zoom and will look back on 2020, examine challenges and successes for women in jazz, and look ahead to 2021. Attendees can submit questions on Detroit Jazz Festival's social media.
WOMEN LEADERS IN JAZZ Detroit Jazz Festival 2021 Artist-In-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater will lead a live discussion with three generations of noted women leaders in jazz.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER MARION HAYDEN GAYELYNN McKINNEY HANNAH MARKS
Grammy and Tony-Award Detroit-based jazz bassist/band Detroit-based jazz drummer/ Bassist/leader; Heartland Trio, winning jazz vocalist leader; co-founder, Straight band leader; co-founder, winner of the Detroit Jazz Ahead Straight Ahead Festival Foundation’s 2019 Collegiate Combo Competition
Tuesday, December 29 TOPICS:
•A look back at the year in jazz including the 7-8 p.m. 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage. The discussion will be streamed live via Zoom. Click here to register. • Challenges and successes for women in jazz.
Be a part of the discussion by submitting • A look forward to jazz in 2021.
questions to Detroit Jazz Festival Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.