Women and Jazz

Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of female researchers exploring the complex relationship between jazz and gender. Who are the European and Europe-based women in jazz, and do they perceive jazz as still being a male-dominated world? Women and Jazz encompasses a broad range of views and themes, including the role of women in European jazz history, their daily lives, motherhood, music education, festivals, and live performance. This volume features interviews with 26 female European or Europe-based jazz artists, which serve as tangible illustrations of the female experience in professional jazz. This work also sheds light on hidden gems within jazz, introducing readers to talented female artists who may have been overlooked. Readers can gain insight into inspiring stories of perseverance and creativity, as well as unique perspectives that each musician brings to the music. By reading this book, individuals can contribute to amplifying underrepresented voices in the world of jazz and promoting a more inclusive understanding of the music and society. Women and Jazz will be of interest to jazz professionals, popular music scholars, gender studies scholars, teachers, students, and anyone wanting to learn more about women's perspectives on the field of jazz.

José Dias is a musician and researcher, currently serving as Assistant Professor in Critical Practices at Coventry University. He has authored Jazz in Europe: Networking and Negotiating Identities (2019) and Festa do Jazz (2020), and directed the documentary Those Who Make It Happen (2016). As a musician and composer, Dias has toured and recorded extensively and scored music for animation, film and television, as well as theatre and contemporary dance. Christa Bruckner-Haring is an Assistant Professor and the Deputy Director of the Institute for Jazz and Popular Music Research at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, where she is also co-editor of the publication series Jazzforschung/Jazz Research, Beiträge zur Jazzforschung/Studies in Jazz Research, and Jazz Research News. Her work has appeared in such publications as Transnational Studies in Jazz, Jazz Research Journal, Beiträge zur Popularmusikforschung, European Journal of Musicology, the encyclopaedia MGG, and her monograph Gonzalo Rubalcaba und die kubanische Musik (2015).

Foreword Sara Serpa Preface José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Breaking Barriers: Women's Voices in Jazz Research and Performance José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring Chapter 2. Female Jazz Musicians in European Jazz Historiography Magdalena Fürnkranz Joëlle Léandre Interview by Marie Buscatto Paula Sousa Interview by Beatriz Nunes Monika Herzig Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz Gina Schwarz Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz Chapter 3. Out of Place: The Importance of Female Role Models in Jazz Education Beatriz Nunes Airelle Besson Interview by Marie Buscatto Beatriz Félix Interview by Beatriz Nunes Inge Katharina Pechoc Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz Romarna Campbell Interview by Sarah Raine Chapter 4. Harmonizing Motherhood, Reimagining Identity, Support Networks, and Gender Equity in Jazz Lee Ellen Martin Giedre Kilciauskiene Interview by Daina Urbanaviciene Béatrice Graf Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher Anne Paceo Interview by Marie Buscatto Yazz Ahmed Interview by Sarah Raine Judith Schwarz Interview by Magdalena Fürnkranz Chapter 5. Working Together: Support Systems Beyond the Homosocial Jazz Networks Sarah Raine Veronika Cicinskaite-Golovanova Interview by Daina Urbanaviciene Anoushka Nanguy Interview by Sarah Raine Sophie Alour Interview by Marie Buscatto Marena Whitcher Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher Chapter 6. "The Guys Didn't Call to Offer Me Gigs": Gender Dynamics in the Icelandic Jazz Scene Þorbjörg Daphne Hall Alicia Gardener-Trejo Interview by José Dias Luzia von Wyl Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher Viktorija Gecyte Interview by Daina Urbanaviciene Lara Jones Interview by Sarah Raine Chapter 7. Artistic Research in Jazz: Can You Hear That I Am a Woman? Jasna Jovicevic Neda Malunaviciute Interview by Daina Urbanaviciene Iro Haarla Interview by Elina Hytänen-Ng Hilaria Kramer Interview by Katharina Weissenbacher Susana Santos Silva Interview by Beatriz Nunes Chapter 8. When Female Jazz Instrumentalists Make It "Anyway"... Marie Buscatto Chapter 9. Outlook José Dias and Christa Bruckner-Haring Afterword Loes Rusch