Gay jazz musicians
Jazz Pride: Queer Artists to Insert to Your Playlist
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By Jonsaba Jabbi/06/26
Pride Month is a time to reflect and celebrate on the contributions of LGBTQ+ people while acknowledging the inequities that the community still faces today. In the society of jazz, queer artists include made significant contributions to the genre, from Ma Rainey to Cole Porter to Billy Strayhorn. While their contributions are noted and recognized, it&#;s still not a safe space for jazz artists to be out and proud today.
This list is an introduction to musicians who hold and are currently making their mark in jazz today while celebrating all aspects of their identities.
Micah Barnes
Considered one of Canada&#;s premier vocalists, you might realize Micah Barnes from his hour as a member of the internationally acclaimed acappella group The Nylons or from his solo work as a cabaret jazz singer. Micah does all this and more while giving voice to the LGBTQ experience as a out and proud homosexual man.
Billie Holiday
One of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, Bill
LGBTQ Jazz
There is a loaded history of LGBTQ Jazz composers, musicians, and singers. All of these individuals publicy announced their sexual orientation, and many own been active in supporting the community.
They contain the classic singing sensations Johnny Mathis (who has sold a record million albums worldwide, and noted for the song 'Misty'), Ethel Waters (the uppermost paid entertainer of her time, and noted for the song 'Stormy Weather'), Bessie Smith (the 'Empress of the Blues' and bisexual), and Billy Strayhorn (who wrote and performed the song 'Take the A Train').
Musicians range from world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, to vibraphonist Gary Burton, to jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and Request Nationale de France), to saxophonist Dave Koz. Notable in the jazz planet is gayClaude Nobs of Switzerland who founded the famous Montreaux Jazz Festival.
Two of the contemporary LGBTQ Jazz artists, Andy Bey and Fred Hersch, have received a significant number of international awards for their work and have identified as HIV pos
Pride playlist: Eight LGBTQ composers who helped define the Excellent American Songbook
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By Heather Bambrick/06/01
June is Self-acceptance Month in Toronto, as well as in cities and towns around the world. It’s a time to commemorate and to exhibit love and help for the Queer community. For those members of the community itself, it’s also a occasion to mark the accomplishments and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals in various areas of society, most certainly in the arts.
Whether we’re looking at the performances and recordings of musicians such as Fred Hersch, Ma Rainey, Gary Burton, Patricia Barber, and Andy Bey, or the work of composers including Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, and Billy Strayhorn, the world of jazz would be a little emptier without the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists and composers.
So, to mark Pride month, here’s a deeper look at what the LGBTQ+ society has given to the world of jazz, this day with the spotlight on some of the classic composers (and their tunes) of the Superb American Songbook.
Cole Porter – “In the Still of the Night”
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