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  • Denice Brooks

    Denice Brooks

    Overcast lighting catches Denice Brooks looking pensive.

    Vocalist Denice Brooks-Archon appeared in “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Charlotte), “Showboat” with Donald O’Connor, The Wiz” (Glenda, understudy), “Porgy and Bess” (Strawberry Woman, Clara). While living abroad in Germany, she appeared in […]

  • Denisha Adrianna

    Denisha Adrianna

    Denisha Adrianna sings passionately into a microphone at a concert.

    Vocalist, Songwriter Denisha Adrianna is a Texas-native singer, songwriter, and vocal producer who always felt called to the arts. Throughout grade school she participated in her local church and school choirs, […]

  • Dianne Donovan

    Dianne Donovan

    Dianne Donovan gives a sultry look to the camera in a headshot.

    Vocalist Dianne Donovan is a recent arrival to Austin – to the United States, in fact! The Montreal-born jazz vocalist spent most of her professional life in Alberta, western Canada, […]

  • Dianne Reeves

    Dianne Reeves

    Dianne Reeves sings serenely into an old microphone in a fabulous dress.

    Vocalist The Women in Jazz Concert Series featured Blue Note recording artist Dianne Reeves on June 4, 1999 at the Paramount Theatre. A two time Grammy nominated vocalist, the versatile […]

  • Donna Hightower

    Donna Hightower

    Donna Hightower smiles delightedly at the camera in vintage photo.

    Vocalist Born on December 28, 1926 in Caruthersville, Missouri, singer/songwriter Donna Lubertha Hightower was born into a life of poverty that was typical of African-American sharecropping families. She listened to […]

  • Donna Menthol

    Donna Menthol

    Donna Menthol smiles at the camera mischievously while twirling her hair.

    Vocalist A native New Yorker, Donna Menthol started thrilling audiences at 11 years, of age, singing, dancing and acting in shows in the Catskill mountains. Music runs in the family. American composer […]

  • Emah

    Emah

    Emah stares at the camera softly and wears a headwrap.

    Vocalist “Arresting” is too mild an adjective for the voice of Emah. “Mesmerizing” might be powerful enough to convey the effect Emah has when she moves onto the stage with […]

  • Eric Essix

    Eric Essix

    Eric laughs while holding his guitar and sitting on a stool.

    Guitarist Eric Essix, an Alabama based contemporary jazz guitarist, is known not only for his keen ability to fashion a continuous flow of infectious melodies and funky grooves, but also […]

  • Ernie Mae Miller

    Ernie Mae Miller

    Ernie Mae Miller smiles brightly in a bright jacket while playing the piano.

    Pianist, Vocalist Ernie Mae Miller started playing the piano by ear after listening to her grandmother’s records on the family Victrola. She was discovered to be musically gifted by the […]

  • Fredrick Sanders

    Fredrick Sanders

    Fredrick Sanders is dressed smartly and sits on a piano chair with his hands clasped in a wide open room.

    Pianist Fredrick Sanders, pianist, was featured in Women in Jazz’s Legends of Jazz Concert on Sunday, September 4, 2015 at the One World Theatre. Fredrick’s masterful piano style, replete with […]