Worked with Marvin Gaye and Prince, videos, albums for Warner Brothers Records
Cindy Blackman
Worked with The Drifters, Wallace Roney, Joe Henderson, and many others
Valeri Naranjo (marimba)
Jazz, folk and new music; recorded with Phillip Glass, works with Latin jazz groups
Sherrie Maricle
Leader of DIVA, NYC all-woman band; played with Slam Stewart, Clark Terry; many albums
Vicki Randle
Jay Leno Show band, recorded with Branford Marsalis, George Benson, Herbie Hancock
Sue Evans
Worked with Judy Collins, Gil Evans, Jon Faddis; studio work, NY Philharmonic,
Sylvia Cuenca
Worked with Clark Terry, Ron McClure, Gary Bartz; festivals around the world
Bernadine Warren
Worked with Tina Turner, Chuck Berry; many gospel concerts and albums
Carol Steele (Afro-Cuban music)
Worked with Flora Purim, Tito Puente, Diana Ross, the Manhattan Transfer
These are only a small portion of the women who have excelled as drummers, past and present. You'll find many more in Madame Jazz, by Leslie Gourse; Stormy Weather, by Linda Dahl, Jazzwomen by Sally Plaksin, and Swing Shift by Sherrie Tucker
