About This Event
Ellen Rowe, piano
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
Virginia Mayhew, saxophone
Lisa Parrott, saxophone
Melissa Gardiner, trombone
Marion Hayden, bass
Allison Miller, drums
“Momentum – Portraits of Women In Motion” is a new album project written in the last year. Each piece is a tribute to and musical portrait of Ellen Rowe's women heroes in the areas of music, sports, social justice, environmental advocacy and politics.The pieces are orchestrated for varying sizes of chamber jazz ensemble, ranging from quintet to octet. Some of the women included in the portraits include Mary Lou Williams and Geri Allen, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, unsung black female heroines of the civil rights movement, singer/songwriters Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King, Michelle Obama, Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall and long distance runners Joan Benoit Samuelson, Kathrine Switzer and Meghan Canfield Laws.
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An intimate 110 seat venue, Kerrytown Concert House is home to diverse offerings in nearly every musical genre. The walls of the House are not only home to music and theatre but also monthly rotating art exhibits. There is always something new to see, hear and experience at the House. Our donations & ticketing site has moved! Head to kerrytownconcerthouse.com for up-to-date links!
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