By Kaylene Peoples Editor-in-Chief, Jazz Influencers I have stood on stages as a headliner, only to be treated like I didn’t belong there. I’ve been the bandleader—directing, arranging, hiring—yet still interrupted, lectured, and dismissed by male colleagues who assumed authority over me. I’ve witnessed the smirks when I…
Unheard, Unseen, Unbreakable: The Ongoing Struggle of Women in Jazz