6:30 PM, Montclair Public Library & Foundation
Apr 27 2017
In April 1999, drummer Susia Ibarra marked ‘Women in Jazz Month in New York’ with a remarkable series of concerts by female artists at the club Tonic. Gil Corre’s award-winning 2000 documentary profiles 20 of those artists making their way in the downtown scene. A compelling testament to talent, commitment and the creative spirit, and the vital role of women in the music. (The soundtrack? My, my, my…)
Film subjects Akua Dixon (cello) and Virginia Mayhew (saxophone) will join associate producer Abby London and moderator (and pianist) Diane Moser for a post-screening Q&A.
Free admission. No registration.