7 Mar 2020

10 female jazz artists you need to hear

From Inside Out, 5:00 pm on 7 March 2020
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Audrey Ochoa, Camille Thurman and Melissa Aldana Photo: AFP / FILE

Award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana leads off a who's who of female jazz artists making a splash on the contemporary scene. We hear from singers Kristin Berardi and Jazzmeia Horn, pianists Marta Sánchez and Katya Sourikova, clarinet player Anat Cohen and sax player Camille Thurman. Jasmine Lovell-Smith brings the Kiwi connection, and Inside Out favourites Linda May Han Oh and Audrey Ochoa make an appearance.

MUSIC DETAILS:

# Artist: Song: Composer: Album Label: Duration:
1 Camille Thurman Origins Thurman Origins Hot Tone 06:04
2 Linda May Han Oh Firedancer Oh Walk Against Wind Biophilia 03:44
3 Jasmine Lovell-Smith Familia Lovell-Smith Yellow Red Blue private 06:29
4 Audrey Ochoa Bunganga Ochoa Frankenhorn Chronograph 04:35
5 Katya Sourikova Switchblade Sourikova Ivan's Dream self-released 03:46
6 Jazzmeia Horn Lift Every Voice and Sing / Moanin' Johnson / Johnson / Timmons A Social Call Concord 06:08
7 Melissa Aldana Acceptance Aldana Visions Motéma 04:58
8 Kristin Berardi Murphy's Law Berardi The Kristin Berardi Band Jazzhead 04:36
9 Marta Sánchez El Girasol Sánchez Danza Imposibile Fresh Sound New Talent 05:18
10 Anat Cohen Tentet Happy Song Cohen Triple Helix Anzic 03:58

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