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 book video dvd cd Sheet Music!Jazz Improvisation Method BooksJazz & Blues Sheet Music Standards  Women in Jazz | Women in Jazz Festival Inspired by Mary Lou Williams, Dr. Billy Taylor founded the Women in Jazz Festival, held annually at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. "Mary Lou Williams" he explains "set a high standard for Jazz musicians. Composer, pianist, arranger, teacher, music historian, a role model and a humanitarian, she was the quintessential Jazz master. A sensitive, caring, self effacing performing artist, she shared her vast experience and musical skills with fellow artists." Since 1996, some of Jazz music's most talented players have assembled for the three day event. From the eminent stateswoman of Jazz, Marian McPartland, to female artists who recently arrived on the scene, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival has set the tempo for encore events internationally. Among the 2010 scheduled performing artists are Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Howard University's jazz vocal ensemble Afro Blue, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spalding, Grace Kelly, Catherine Russell, Sherrie Maricle and DIVA, Carmen Lundy plus a set by 2009 Women in Jazz Competition–winning pianist Carmen Staaf. The 15th Anniversary of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival will again host a competition, this time of five female Jazz pianists judged by a jury of renowned International musicians. In this two-part competition performance, the finalists share solo Jazz works and trio arrangements showcasing their individuality and style. The competition prize is the opportunity to play in the 16th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival in May 2011. The 2010 Women in Jazz Festival is held May 20 to 22.
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