SASHA DALTONN  

WOMEN IN JAZZ

  1. Toshiko Akiyoshi
  2. Geri Allen
  3. Andrews Sisters
  4. Angela Andrews
  5. Lil Harden Armstrong
  6. Dorothy Ashby
  7. Pearl Bailey
  8. Beverly Barkley
  9. Karen Briggs
  10. Ruth Brown
  11. Diane Cameron
  12. Betty Carter
  13. Joan Cartwright
  14. Kim Clarke
  15. Gloria Coleman
  16. Alice Coltrane
  17. Sasha Daltonn
  18. Dorothy Donegan
  19. Ella Fitzgerald
  20. Gloria Galante
  21. Rita Graham
  22. Jace Harnage
  23. Billie Holiday
  24. Bertha Hope
  25. Shirley Horn
  26. Lena Horne
  27. Alberta Hunter
  28. Jus' Cynthia
  29. Sandra Kaye
  30. Emme Kemp
  31. Vinnie Knight
  32. Lavelle
  33. Peggy Lee
  34. Abbey Lincoln
  35. Melba Liston
  36. Gloria Lynne
  37. Tania Maria
  38. Marian McPartland
  39. Carmen McRae
  40. Mabel Mercer
  41. M'zuri
  42. Sandy Patton
  43. Trudy Pitts
  44. Cheryl Porter
  45. Shirley Scott
  46. Nina Simone
  47. Bessie Smith
  48. Dakota Staton
  49. Carol Sudhalter
  50. Monnette Sudler
  51. Sarah Vaughn
  52. Dinah Washington
  53. Ethel Waters
  54. Mary Lou Williams

DIVA JOAN CARTWRIGHT

www.divajc.com

Sasha Daltonn's one-woman show pays tribute to
Dinah Washington "Queen of the Blues"

sashadaltonn@yahoo.com

Born June 25, in Chicago, IL, Sasha sings two dozen songs associated with Dinah, including

  • Evil Gal Blues

  • Stairway To The Stars

  • This Bitter Earth

  • Unforgettable

  • What A Difference A Day Makes

The show won rave reviews around the nation! After an 18-month run in Chicago, it went to New York, optioned by Woodie King, Jr., Director of the Henry Street Settlement's New Federal Theater.

"This is a fine and powerful tribute; not just because the overall production is to thoroughly entertaining, but because it provides, for the first time, a look at one of America's more prodigious artists who has been overlooked much too long. Sasha Daltonn is one of the most gifted blues-jazz singers on the scene. She sings with authority, intelligence and feeling, and truly honored them memory of Dinah Washington."  -- Hugh Wyatt (Daily News 10/83)

Sasha Daltonn is an extraordinary singer, composer and playwright.

  • One of America's most respected Gospel producers

  • Founder of the world-renowned CHICAGO GOSPEL FESTIVAL

  • Former co-host of Chicago's #1 Gospel Radio Show
    "THE SPIRIT EXPRESS MORNING SHOW"

  • Hostess and producer of the CHICAGO HOUSE OF BLUES SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH

PRODUCTIONS

  • Chicago International Gospel Festival  - the first city-sponsored gospel festival grew from a Saturday afternoon event into the world's largest festival of its type, with three stages and an attendance of over 150,000 per day
  • Chicago's first tribute to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with STEVIE WONDER, hailed by critics coast to coast
  • Goin' Home To Gospel with PATTI LABELLE WTTW Special (PBS-TV/Chicago); Creative Consultant; Talent and Audience Coordinator
  • School productions utilizing the talent of youth
    • Chicago My Chicago
    • Christmas Chicago Style
    • The Soulful Sounds of Christmas
  • Mount Sinai Hospital Midwinter Gala
    Celebrity fundraiser (NBC)
    featuring Natalie Cole, Robert Townsend
    and Reginald Vel Johnson
  • PLAYS
    • Runnin' With The 8 Ball
    • Sentimental Journey
    • Sasha Sings Dinah - one-woman musical salute to Dinah Washington (CD)
  • PERFORMANCES as a critically acclaimed vocalist
    • Carnegie Hall
    • Lincoln Center
    • Lionel Hampton Orchestra
    • Chicago Story (NBC)
    • Rompin' at the Regal
      co-star with GLADYS KNIGHT (NBC)
  • GOSPEL RADIO and SHOWS
    • Sasha Daltonn's Gospel Hour
      International broadcast
    • Spirit Express Morning Show
      with Richard Steele (1390 AM)
    • Sunday Gospel Brunch
      Chicago House of Blues