Hi Brian! Thanks for stopping by and telling me about your grandma. I'm always thrilled to hear about adventurous women who toured the country with all-women bands. She was a real pioneer!
hi my grandma was in a all girl band in the 20,s. the group was formed in ohio and was called Smart Set . they toured alot of neigboring states and more.
Hi Susan!- So enjoyed your profile on Lil Hardin- didn't know she wrote ,"Thrill"- always learning. A wonderful person / woman / pianist is Janice Friedman of NYC- plays jazz like nobody's business, do you know her? Thanks again for the read. Mike Burgevin (mb)
I am very impressed with the video trailer you did for your book
Absolution. You have so much talent in many areas. I just wanted to
let you know I admire what you have accomplished.
Helaine
Back in the 1970's I majored in percussion at Oberlin
Conservatory. I went on to get my master's degree at Eastman School
of Music. At that time there were only a tiny handful of female
percussionists out there. Thanks for sharing this information about
Evelyn Glennie. It was very inspiring to read about her determination
to perform in spite of every obstacle.
This is a wonderful web site!
Here's an update on Barb's request to locate members of the Joy Caylor Orchestra. I was able to obtain, through a music historian friend, Joy Caylor's phone number for Barb.
Happily, just in time for Barb's 83rd birthday! She had a terrific reunion, via telephone, with her former band leader.
Greatly enjoyed reading about Maud Powell on your terrific website. I knew absolutely nothing about her. I hope I can get ahold of the CD made from her old recordings that you mention.
