Home » Jazz Articles » Radio & Podcasts » International Women's Day: Nubya Garcia, Geri Allen, Mar...

International Women's Day: Nubya Garcia, Geri Allen, Mary Lou Williams

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
March 12, 2025
View read count

Click the play button to listen

Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week we celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) with short sets featuring women instrumentalists who have made or are making important contributions to this music we call jazz. Artists include:

International Sweethearts of Rhythm

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1937

" data-original-title="" title="">International Sweethearts of Rhythm,

Mary Lou Williams

piano
1910 - 1981

" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Lou Williams,

Sylvie Courvoisier

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Sylvie Courvoisier &

Mary Halvorson

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Halvorson,

Geri Allen

piano
1957 - 2017

" data-original-title="" title="">Geri Allen,

Michele Rosewoman

piano
b.1953

" data-original-title="" title="">Michele Rosewoman,

Terri Lyne Carrington

drums
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Terri Lyne Carrington,

Anat Fort

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Anat Fort,

Nubya Garcia

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Nubya Garcia,

Kathrine Windfeld

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Kathrine Windfeld and

Valaida Snow

trumpet
1904 - 1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Valaida Snow. Enjoy!

PREVIOUS / NEXT

Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and...
< Previous

Happy Faces
Next >

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.

Showcase

Featured

Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful

By Antonio Adolfo buy

Darwin AI: Surivior Choice

By Alex Otey buy

Song of the Day

Points of Departure

From Under the Surface
by Sumi Tonooka

buy

Playlist

Premium

Kymberlee O'Brien

vocals

Weekly newsletter

Get more of a good thing

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes your local jazz events calendar.

Radio & Podcasts

ALLSTON BOYLSTON

Reflection... New Music from Brad Mehldau, Satoko...

with Hobart Taylor

THE OUTER VIEW

Eric McPherson, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Emma Hedrick

with Jerome Wilson

MONDO JAZZ

Dominique Fils-Aim��, Joe Alterman / Mocean Worker,...

with Ludovico Granvassu

EXPLORATION

Exploration (Dominik Kisiel Exploration Quartet),...

with David W. Daniels

Tune in daily to hear the internet's top jazz programs including Mondo Jazz, Jazz Bastard, Spotlight On, Liner Notes, World of Jazz, Allston Boylston, One Man's Jazz, The Outer View, Neon Jazz, A Broad Spectrum, Bitches Brew and more. View our program schedule and check this week's JazzWeek Radio Chart.

Program Guide: