We Are Women, Hear Us Jam!

Clifford Brown Year Round celebrates Women's History Month with We Are Women, Hear Us Jam!

Starring an all-female line up of musicians and composers that will inspire and impress. Don't miss this groundbreaking event.

FEATURING:

Fostina Dixon(Guest Artist), Saxophone

Dixon was born in Wilmington, Delaware and began her career in the early 1970s, playing with Buddy Collette, Frank Foster, and Andy McGhee. In the early 1980s Dixon led her own group, "Collage", and worked with Cab Calloway, Jimmy Cleveland, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Major Holley, Melba Liston, and Gerald Wilson. She was a saxophonist in Marvin Gaye's touring band in the last few years of his life.

Lynn Riley, Saxophone

Known as the “Superwoman” of the saxophone and the leader of her group “Lynn Riley and The World-Mix”, saxophonist and flutist Lynn Riley expands the musical horizons that inform her infectious music. A gifted instrumentalist and composer, Riley has impressed critics and audiences alike with her funky and accessible sound that is firmly rooted in the mainstream jazz tradition while suffused with influences from a host of world music and the blues. Based in Philadelphia, she has performed with David Murray, Johnny Pacheco, Grover Washington Jr., Philly Joe Jones, David Bromberg, Peter White, Rachelle Farrell, and Charles Earland, among others.

Gloria Galante, Harp

Versatile and dynamic as a performer, deeply committed to teaching community and using the harp as an instrument of healing, Gloria Galante is inspiring. Gloria has toured worldwide performing Jazz, Classical, Latin, African ad Pop genres. She has appeared with such great stars as Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Jose Feliciano, Luther Vandross, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Cecil Bridgewater, Warren Oree, Monnette Sudler to name a few.

Suzette Ortiz, Piano

Suzzette Ortiz is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, choral conductor and music educator. Suzzette continues to serve as an advocate of music education in her community. She is currently the Artistic Director at Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) music school in Philadelphia and the choir director of the Jubilee Singers acapella vocal ensemble from St, John Baptist church in Camden, New Jersey, where she strives to continue to create social change through music. Suzzette just finished her training to become a music practitioner, providing comfort music, playing the celtic harp at bed sides and via zoom.

Monnette Sudler, Bass

Grammy nominated jazz guitarist and bassist, composer and recording artist Monnette Sudler is the creator and artistic director of the Philadelphia Guitar Summit. Monnette has performed with many jazz greats, including Reggie Workman, Odean Pope, Lakecia Benjamin, Hugh Masakela, and the late Grover Washington Jr. She has recorded for Steeplechase Records, Discograph, Hardly Records, and Heavenly Sweetness and is executive producer for MSM Records.

Jan Jeffries, Percussion

Known as the Rhythm Speaker, She has traveled the world performing teaching and composing. Jan has taught all ages as well as serving those with special needs. She is an award winning percussionist whose mission is clear; to empower others with drumming, combining the elements of working together, helping them feel good by expressing the music of their hearts while sharing the same space. Jan has led drumming circles in many public concerts, marches and events. She has performed with Monnette Sudler, Sharon Katz and the Peace Train, John Cruz and Makuna from Hawaii.

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Ticket Prices:

• Virtual Viewing--Pay What You Wish, suggested donation $10.00

Performance will premiere on Friday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m.

Proceeds from the Clifford Brown Year Round Series support programs likes and other produced by Cityfest, Inc including the Urban Artist Exchange and the Arts Work Summer Youth Program.

Special thanks to WRTI 90.1 FM, official media sponsor of the Clifford Brown Year Round series.