The Girls in the Band - Documentary Screening

The Girls in the Band is a documentary about the experieces of little known female jazz musicians, from the 1930s on through today. The film will be screened at New Orleans Museum of Art on October 14th at 8pm as part of the New Orleans Film Festival.

From TheGirlsInTheBand.com:

They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kow-towed to the club owners and smiled at the customers…and they did it all, just to play the music they loved.

The Girls in the Band tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30′s to the present day.

These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them.Today a new breed of gifted young women are taking their rightful place in the world of jazz which can no longer deny their talents.