My guest for Episode 12 is trumpet player and long-time advocate for women in jazz, Ellen Seeling. A Milwaukee native, Ellen was the first woman to earn a degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. In 1975 she moved to New York City, where she worked with the likes of The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Machito, the Slide Hampton Big Band, Lut…

This month’s guest is documentary filmmaker, Kay D Ray. Kay is the producer and director of the award-winning documentary Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz, which features interviews with artists like Marianne McPartland, Vi Redd, Carline Ray, Roz Cron and Quincy Jones. She is also the producer and director of its more recent counterpart, In…

Pureum Jin is a South-Korean born, NYC-based, award-winning saxophonist, arranger, and composer. Pureum began playing saxophone as a teen in Korea, and developed her chops as a jazz musician in Seoul, before being accepted to a master’s degree program at Manhattan School of Music in New York City. After graduating in 2017, Pureum moved to Charlotte…

Camille Thurman grew up in Queens, New York, and developed her love for music at an early age, practising flute, piano and vocals. As a teen, Camille was accepted to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, where she first picked up the tenor saxophone at age 15. Although some of Camille’s experiences in her final y…

Risa Branch is a vocalist and songwriter from the US. Although currently based in New York City, Risa grew up in Dallas, Texas, and spent much of her musical career working in Vancouver. While those who have followed Risa’s musical development might recognise her for the futuristic R&B and soul sounds of her debut solo album, in recent years Risa h…

Audrey Powne is an Australian trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter. Born in Warragul, in country Victoria, Audrey moved to Melbourne as a teen, where she took every opportunity to get stuck into jazz and the local music scene. A prolific young musician who has been central to Melbourne's jazz and soul scenes in the last decade, Aussie audiences might…

Marilyn T. Keller grew up in Alamogordo, New Mexico in the United States surrounded by music. The daughter of a baptist minister, gospel music was especially central to Marilyn’s early development, with both of her parents singing in gospel groups. Later trained in jazz as a member of the Mt. Hood Community College Vocal Jazz Ensemble in Portland, …

Tutu Puoane was born in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, in South Africa. She started playing music professionally in 1997 in Johannesburg, and soon began studying jazz vocals at the University of Cape Town. Now based in Antwerp, Belgium, Tutu has played all over the world in countries like Italy, the United States, Germany, The Netherlands, France, and o…

Who are the womxn musicians, composers, and bandleaders of the Swing Era that we should know about? What can we learn about their stories? How can we support womxn in jazz today? Host of ‘Women in Jazz’ podcast, Earanee Niedzwiecki, joins us today for a chat. -- Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Women in Jazz Starter Pack - Spotify Pla…

What does an event organiser do? What advice would you give to people running their first event? How can we be flexible and respond to change? Michaela Delmonte, London-based dancer and event organiser, joins us for this episode. -- This month, Michaela Delmonte joins us for a chat about swing dance events. Michaela has been a part of the events te…

Born in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Tricia grew up in Guadeloupe before returning to Paris as a young adult in 2006. Already a talented singer and lover of music, it was in Paris that Tricia discovered jazz, immersing herself in the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong. Since then, Tricia has travelled all over the world…

How do you take an idea to the stage? How do you apply for funding? How do you make a swing show accessible to a non-dancing audience? This month we're joined by dancer, fundraiser, and creative producer, Nancy Hitzig. -- In 2019, Nancy Hitzig and Cat Foley launched a project called Swing Sister Swing - an original swing dance and swing music show …

What is tangible and intangible heritage? What can we learn about Black Hair History? How do you save time by choreographing in your dreams?! London-based dancer, Korantema Anyimadu, shares her time with us on this very special episode. -- Korantema Anyimadu is a London-based jazz dancer and independent curator working in heritage and the arts. In …

Our guest for February is another Australian; Parisian-based violinist and vocalist, Heather Stewart. Born in rural New South Wales, Australia, Heather fell in love with music at an early age, and studied a variety of styles over the years. Now living in Paris, Heather’s current focus is on jazz, swing, acoustic blues and folk music - all of which …

What does a DJ do? How does one become a DJ? What are your emergency bangers? International DJ Sarah Spoon lays down the facts, opinions, and factual opinions. -- Sarah Spoon has been DJing for dancers for several years and has DJ’d in the UK, the US, Canada, Mexico, France, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. We talked about how to get started DJing, wh…

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Louise is a vocalist originally from Adelaide, Australia, who is now based in London. Influenced by singers like Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald and the Boswell Sisters, Louise is a true entertainer, who loves to connect with her audiences. A singer with 20 years experience, in 2016 Louise started swing dancing - she loves to sing for dancers as well…

Jen is bass player, band leader, and arranger from Canada who has spent the majority of her professional career based in Vancouver. Now living in New York City, Jen loves her swingin' grooves and New-Orleans-style horns. If you've ever seen Jen play, you'll know that her love for making music radiates when she performs, filling everyone in the audi…