This Jazz Insights is devoted to the first fully-integrated all-female jazz band, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. They performed in the 1930′s and 40′s alongside acts such as Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman, and their prowess on their instruments and stage show was just as good. Gordon discusses the role that women have played in jazz and perhaps why there has not been much attention given to their numerous and notable contributions.

Jazz Insights - International Sweethearts of Rhythm