Anglo-American dollars support Jazz. African-American cultural producers are tilling the soil of the cultural plantation and are simply sharecroppers when it comes to reaping the economic profits from their own cultural production.

NOW IS THE TIME to bring to light the inequities apparent in the world of jazz, not only dealing with racism, but with sexism, as well. None of the 14 seats in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra are occupied by women.

 

The music Mafia determines who shall be recognized in The Music and the house slaves sit at the gates of success, only admitting those who play the game with the powers that be.

Only one of the 17 positions in the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band is occupied by a woman, Renee Rosnes, who is Caucasian, meaning that no instrumentalist who is also a woman of color, in particular, African American benefits from the funding of this band.
WHY?

WHY?

WHY?

WHY?

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Touring Schedule

  1. Wynton Marsalis, music director, trumpet
  2. Sean Jones, trumpet
  3. Ryan Kisor, trumpet
  4. Marcus Printup, trumpet
  5. Vincent Gardner, trombone
  6. Chris Crenshaw, trombone
  7. Sherman Irby, alto saxophone
  8. Ted Nash, alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet
  9. Walter Blanding, Jr., tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet
  10. Victor Goines, tenor and soprano saxophones, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet
  11. Joe Temperley, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet
  12. Dan Nimmer, piano
  13. Carlos Henriquez, bass
  14. Ali Jackson, drums

 

 

 Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
  1. Earl Gardner
  2. Virgil Jones
  3. Byron Stripling
  4. Scott Wendholt
  5. Slide Hampton
  6. Douglas Purvianee
  7. Steve Turre
  8. Dennis Wilson
  9. Don Braden
  10. Jerry Dodgion
  11. Ralph Lalama
  12. Dick Oatts
  13. Gary Smulyan
  14. Renee Rosnes
  15. Todd Coolman
  16. Dana Hall
  17. Guest: Bobby Short
  18. Guest: Priscilla Baskerville
  19. Guest: Tarik Winston
  20. Narrator: Dr. Robert G. O'Meally
  21. Reader: Dr. John S. Wright
  22. Musical Director: Jon Faddis

Soprano Priscilla Baskerville has been a guest in this band. No African American female instrumentalist has been a part of the band on a long-term basis. Trombonist Janice Robinson did hold a seat until her pregnancy caused her to leave to take care of her family.

Are there no other African American players who qualify to hold one of these seats in either of these notable jazz band?
  http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/concerts/jlco.html

http://www.tedkurland.com/pbuild/artist.cfm?code=LCJ

 http://www.jim-mcneely.com/bigband-carnegiehall.htm

http://www.carnegiejazz.se/ - one female member