Tag: Diana Krall

Jazz Influencers Issue 1 "Unheard, Unseen, Unbreakable: The Ongo
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Issue 1/Women in Jazz

Unheard, Unseen, Unbreakable: The Ongoing Struggle of Women in Jazz

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…
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Issue 1/Touring Tips

Taking the Wheel: How to Plan Your Own Jazz Tour and Own the Road

“I figured the only way to make it was to do it myself.” — Diana Krall Jazz musicians have never been strangers to the road. From smoky nightclubs in Paris to back rooms in Kansas City, the jazz life has always thrived on movement. But today, touring isn’t…