Women Songwriters: From the Era of Hedy Lamarr to the Present
Image Credits: Elisabeth Lohninger: 2022 Lofish Music; Mayra Casales: Chris Drukker; Hyuna Park: Richard Sherman; Jennifer Vincent: Martin Cohen
March 14 | 7 pm
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Wearing a mask throughout the event is recommended.
Join us for a concert evening with the Austrian Jazz Vocalist Elisabeth Lohninger joined by a fantastic, all-female-jazz-musician-line-up: Hyuna Park on piano, Jennifer Vincent on bass and Mayra Casales on percussion.
About the Event
Elisabeth Lohninger presents a muscial journey from the early 20th century, a time when Hedy Lamarr was flourishing as a Hollywood actress and inventor and female songwriters substantially contributed to the Great American Songbook, until today. The program ranges from an early Maria Grever’s “What A Difference A Day Made” to Blossom Dearie’s work in the 50s and 60s, continuing through the decades to make a direct connection to contemporary female songwriters.
About the musicians
Elisabeth Lohninger is an Austrian Jazz Vocalist,Voice Teacher, Songwriter and Improviser. She has an incredible vocal range and multi-facetted voice. Her music, though rooted in jazz, defies genre definition. Elisabeth has toured as a band leader with her quartet as well as in duo and trio settings. Her touring schedule has included renowned venues such as Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Jazzschmiede Duesseldorf, The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard and Kitano in New York City, B-Flat Jazz Club in Tokyo. Since 2002 Lohninger is a faculty member at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Image Credits: 2022 Lofish Music
Hyuna Park is an award-winning jazz pianist. Park’s musical universe is both deeply connected to New York and its vibrant jazz tradition while at the same time embracing her Korean and classical roots. She was the 2018 winner of the International Women in Jazz (IWJ) festival as well as the Jimmy Heath Award. Hyuna formed a trio in 2018 with country/folk bassist Myles Sloniker and funk drummer Peter Traunmueller as a non-traditional band that infuses various styles and musical elements into their core jazz repertoire. Image Credits: Richard Sherman
Mayra Casales, founder of Cocomama Music, is an incredibly versatile percussionist. Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Miami, Mayra studied with Carlos “Patato” Valdez. Before long she was performing with some of the biggest names in Latin music such as Celia Cruz, Machito, Joe Cuba, Miguelito Valdez and Tito Puente. Mayra moved to New York City where she continued her musical journey, working with such legendary artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Ray Barretto, Angela Bofil, Walter Bishop Jr., Jon Lucien, Phyllis Hyman, Carmen Lundy, Tania Maria, David Amram, Regina Carter, and Grady Tate. Image Credits: Chris Drukker
Jennifer Vincent is a bassist and cellist. She started as a classically-trained cellist at Oberlin Conservatory, but is equally comfortable in the jazz, Latin-jazz, and traditional Cuban musical idioms. Vincent has played and toured with the likes of Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, the famed Boys Choir of Harlem, Willie Martinez y La Familia, Son Sublime, the Xavier Cougat Orchestra, the Roberto Rodriguez Septet, Carmen Lundy, Jon Hendricks, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and many other jazz and Latin notables. She has traveled to South America as a Jazz Ambassador for the State Department, and plays for Lincoln Center’s “Meet the Artist” series. Image Credits: Martin Cohen