Here's to the Ladies
With Ladies Must Swing.
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The Madison Jazz Society celebrates criminally underrated contributions to jazz with an afternoon of performances highlighting female jazz composers. There’s a women’s history of jazz narrated by local legends Kelly DeHaven, Gerri DiMaggio and Madison Jazz Society president Linda Marty Schmitz, plus some of Madison’s finest female vocalists and a performance by Ladies Must Swing (pictured), an 18-piece all-female big band.
press release:
Concert tickets are $20 for MJS members; $25 for non-members and those age 18 and younger are admitted free. The concert is from 1-4 PM and doors open at noon. Details about the concerts are at www.madisonjazz.com or by calling 608-850-5400.
Formed in 1984, the Madison Jazz Society is a non-profit, all volunteer organization formed to encourage the performance of and education about jazz. It annually sponsors six concerts and a jazz festival that attracts jazz fans from all over the nation. MJS will sponsor its 30th (and Final) Capital City Jazz Fest in April 2018.