Anglo-American dollars support Jazz. African-American cultural producers are tilling the soil of the cultural plantation and are simply sharecroppers when it comes to reaping the economic profits from their own cultural production.

NOW IS THE TIME to bring to light the inequities apparent in the world of jazz, not only dealing with racism, but with sexism, as well. None of the 14 seats in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra are occupied by women.

The music Mafia determines who shall be recognized in The Music and the house slaves sit at the gates of success, only admitting those who play the game with the powers that be.

Only one of the 17 positions in the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band is occupied by a woman, Renee Rosnes, who is Caucasian, meaning that no instrumentalist who is also a woman of color, in particular, African American benefits from the funding of this band.

June 29, 2007 - Response

Sean,

Thanks for your response. Maybe these organizations should know that without feminine energy, everything folds! Perhaps, they should try it again, with some women participating. It just might work!

Joan

www.fyicomminc.com/cuejazz/jazz_orchestras.htm

Dear Joan,

Thank you for your e-mail! We appreciate your concerns about publicly funded bands, however I thought you should know that the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band folded several years ago, and we currently do not have a house band or orchestra.

Best regards,
Sean Morrow
Associate Director, Visitor Services
Carnegie Hall - www.carnegiehall.org

From: Joan Cartwright - divajc47@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: Question?

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Touring Schedule

http://www.tedkurland.com/pbuild/artist.cfm?code=LCJ

http://www.carnegiejazz.se/ - one female member