Meet Susan's fabulous female instrumentalists!

Click a name to read their biographies and hear them play. 



Laurie Frink 

(1951 - 2013)


Pioneer Trumpeter and

Inspirational Brass Teacher


Melba Liston 

(1926 - 1999)


Jazz trombonist, composer, arranger

Paved the way for other jazzwomen  instrumentalists

Melba Liston & tromboneMelba Liston & trombone

Dixie Fasnacht

(1910 -- 2011)


Jazz clarinet,

vocalist,

night club owner


Anat Cohen

(1975 --    )


Jazz clarinet, saxophone, composer


Lillian “Lil” Hardin 

(1898 -- 1971)

First lady of jazz

 

Pianist, song writer, singer, recording artist, band leader 


Terri Lyne Carrington

(1965 --     )


Percussionist, composer,

recording artist,

record producer

 

Evelyn Glennie

(1965 --     )


First percussionist

to sustain an international solo career

 

Edna White 

(1892 -- 1992) 

Top trumpet soloist in the first half of

the 20th Century


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Regina Carter 

(1963 --     )

Jazz violinist, 

MacArthur grant recipient

Regina Carter & violinRegina Carter & violin

Maud Powell

(1867 -- 1920)

Pioneer violinist,

RCA recording star 

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Maud Powell & violinMaud Powell & violin

Antonia Brico 

(1902 - 1989)


First female conductor to win

international fame

 

Marin Alsop 

(1956 --     )


First female Music Director of a major U.S. orchestra

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra


 


Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra

(1993 --    ) 


Based in NYC

members of DIVA members of DIVA

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles

(1994 --     )


Right: debut performance at the Hollywood Bowl 

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles

Toshiko Akiyoshi 

(1926 --     )


Jazz pianist,

recording artist,

big-band composer

and band leader

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Doriot Anthony Dwyer 

(1922 --     )

 First woman to win a principal chair in a major orchestra

Principal Flute,

Boston Symphony

(1952 -- 1990)

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International Sweethearts of Rhythm 

(1937 -- 1955)

  with profiles of

Vi Burnside, tenor sax

Pauline Braddy, drums

Tiny Davis, trumpet

Carlene Ray, guitar

International Sweethearts of Rhythm album International Sweethearts of Rhythm album

Historic recordings

by Edna White

plus her 

Suite for Trumpet and Orchestra


The solo trumpet part is included!

Available as MP3s


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See what others are saying

about these fabulous women! 


Hear Susan's 


Solo trumpet CD


Baroque Treasures

for Trumpet & Organ




Two Talented Musicians

born in the 1920s

are now

featured on Susan's website 


Bassist Jane Little

and

Trombonist-Conductor

Dorothy Ziegler

 

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