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Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves : International Women鈥檚 Day Special

Seonaid Aitken looks ahead to International Women's Day with a session from vocalist Georgia Cecile plus a home DJ set from Ali Affleck celebrating pioneering female band leaders.

Seonaid Aitken looks ahead to International Women鈥檚 Day with live music from award winning vocalist Georgia Cecile and a specially assembled band for tonight鈥檚 session. Pianist Richard Michael pays tribute to the women who have shaped his musical life in this week鈥檚 Song Book. Plus we join singer Ali Affleck from her music library in Edinburgh for a cosy home DJ set and stories giving us a musical insight into the lives of four pioneering female artists 鈥� pianist/singer Lil Hardin Armstrong , the blues alto player Vi Redd and multi-instrumentalists Valaida 鈥楲ittle Louis鈥� Snow and Blanche Calloway - women who in their day challenged the widely held notion that women were not viable band leaders and whose creative spirit continue to inspire a new generation of jazz artists.

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Sun 7 Mar 2021 19:00
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Music Played

  • Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band

    There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

    • Blues Book and Beyond.

  • Andra Day

    Tigress & Tweed

    • The United States vs. Billie Holiday Original Soundtrack.

  • Fionna Duncan

    Sunny Side Of The Street

    • The Ca Va Sessions.
    • Self Dist.

  • Chris Barber's Jazzband & Chris Barber

    I Shall Never Forget

    • Chris Barber At The 大象传媒.
    • Upbeat Jazz.
    • 1.

  • Helena Kay

    Stardust

    • Moon Place.
    • Ubuntu Music.

  • Artie Shaw

    Stardust

    • Begin the Beguine.
    • Ubuntu Music.

  • Sarah Vaughan

    Stardust

    • No Count Sarah.
    • UMG.

  • Dinah Washington

    Stardust

    • Dinah Washington.
    • Spectrum Music.

  • Michael Richard

    Stardust

  • Cleo Laine

    Take All My Loves

    • Shakespeare And All That Jazz.
    • Worldmusic.

  • Poppy Ajudha

    Strong Womxn

    • Single.

  • Vi Redd

    Stormy Monday

    • Count Basie Orchestra - Live At Antibes.

  • Blanche Calloway

    It's Right Here For You

    • Single.

  • Lil Harding Armstrong

    Bluer Than Blue

    • Born To Swing.

  • Valaida Snow

    Hi-Hat, Trumpet & Rhythm

    • Hot Snow - Queen of the Trumpet , Songs and Swings.

  • Dorothy Ashby

    Afro Harping

  • Laura MacDonald

    Have You Met Miss Jones?

    • Laura.
    • Spartacus.

  • Nina Simone

    I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Mar 2021 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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