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IN
PURSUIT OF A MELODY by Joan Cartwright
Get the whole story of how WOMEN IN JAZZ
brought jazz music to the world.
Cartwright's book chronicles the lives of
several women who were notable
instrumentalists and singers in America and
around the world and includes the artwork of
Charles Mills. Joan launched her book on April 19, 2007.
Buy at
www.trafford.com/05-0819
Hear CD at
myspace.com/joancartwrightandjazzhotline
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INTERVIEW BY DON
WILCOCK
Joan,
Thanks for the article on these lovely
ladies of song. You are the only person I know that
truly keeps female instrumentalists, composers,
vocalists and others in print. If they send me music, I'll make sure they are featured on
my show and other radio shows.John Edwards P.O. Box 840
Red Oak, GA 30272 Peace Jay
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Dear
Subscriber,
Our seventh issue features two young and
very present artists whose music will
certainly be enduring.
Our Blues Woman, this month, is
Alexis P.
Suter, who has taken the music scene by
storm.
Jazz singer Sandra Kaye hails from Dallas,
Texas, and performs around the world.
We
hope you will enjoy reading it and we
welcome your ideas, suggestions and
submissions for future issues.
Love and music,
Diva JC
Publisher
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JAZZ WOMEN
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MISS
SANDRA KAYE
Sandra Kaye
hails from Dallas, Texas. The daughter of a
minister, she grew up singing gospel music and
was often featured in church socials as a young
girl with various choirs and girl groups. Sandra
started her professional career by winning an
amateur contest at the West End Cabaret Dallas,
in 1986. She attributes her success to having a
good rapport with great musicians, many hours of
practice, countless gigs and frequent visits to
local night spots. She has been featured with
the Shelley Carroll Big Band and Curtis
Bradshaw's First Reunion Orchestra, Dallas Jazz
Orchestra, Galen Jeter Orchestra and Vecho
Vecencio Group. Kaye performed at The Dallas
Museum of Art, Caravan of Dreams, Black Academy
of Arts and Letters, African American Museum of
Art and Culture, Sammons Center for the Arts,
Morton Myerson Symphony Hall, Botanical Gardens,
The Women's Museum, Texas Stadium, Eastfield
College, Richland College, University of North
Texas, University of Texas at Arlington,
University of Texas at Dallas, South Dallas
Culture Center, Mesquite Arts Center, Dallas
Theatre Center, The Bob Hope Theatre at Southern
Methodist University, Marshall Texas Civic
Center and Preservation Hall in Fort Worth,
Texas.
In
1991 and 1992, Sandra performed for the Duke
Ellington Birthday Celebration with the Forth
Worth Jazz Society and, in 1994, she headlined
for the launching of the Anthony Mark Hankins
Design Company at the Hall of State in Fair Park
Dallas, Texas. In 1997, Sandra performed for the
Beaux Arts Ball at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Sandra has performed, internationally, in
France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, China,
Japan and West Africa. She's opened for and sung
with David "Fathead" Newman, Roy Hargrove, Monty
Alexander, Dr. Dwight Dickerson, Michael Carr,
Dionne Warwick, Roger Boykin, Claude Johnson,
Carl Patterson, Joe Johnson, Al Dupree, Johnny
Taylor, James Clay, Yarbrough and Peoples,
George Tallifierro of the Marcels, The Platters,
The Drifters, Tanya Tucker, Antonio Fargas and
the famed comedians, George Wallace and Shucky
Ducky.
Presently, Sandra is performing at CJW Clubs in
Shanghai, China. Her CD, What Will I Tell My
Heart? is available at
www.cdbaby.com/sandrakaye and you can hear
her singing on videos:
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Me and My Gin
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What Will I Tell My Heart?
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BLUES WOMEN
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ALEXIS P. SUTER
Born in Brooklyn, NY,
Alexis P.
Suter came from a strong musical
background. Her mother was a music teacher and
an accomplished singer who worked with
notables such as Harry Belafonte, Mahalia
Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Hall
Johnson Choir. Her Mom would have Alexis sing
in recitals and Gospel plays and it wasn’t
long before Alexis realized that it was music
and sharing it with others that fed her soul.
In
the early 90’s, Alexis became a staple of
underground garage and the first African
American woman signed to Sony-Epic (Japan).
Her legendary Club Shelter Anthem “Slam Me
Baby,” distinguished her as a genuine
underground star with penetrating vocals. For
Sony she brought forth an EP titled “Drums of
Freedom,” including the hit “We Need Each
Other.”
Miss Suter solos with New York’s acclaimed
Illumination and Total Praise Gospel Choirs.
Her debut CD with Hipbone Records is being
widely received by the music community and
Triple A Radio nationwide.
Alexis regularly performs live at the
Levon Helm Midnight Ramble Sessions
in Woodstock, NY. These live performances are
not to be missed because her unprecedented,
universal talent connects with the heart and
soul of audiences everywhere. Her larger than
life stage presence radiates with the power of
a white-hot super nova to the farthest niche
of performance space. She has just released a
phenomenal CD/DVD recorded live at Levon
Helm Studios from The Midnight Ramble
Sessions. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Shooting stars can only be seen if you’re
paying attention.
Alexis P. Suter Band
"Live at the Midnight Ramble" January 2007 LHS
(Levon Helm Studio)
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