Bringing together inspirational women from across the globe, the award-winning Women in Jazz Media organisation, in partnership with Karamel Club, present an exclusive photography exhibition: Women in Jazz Photography: Her Frame. Her Sound

A unique opportunity to celebrate women working in jazz both behind and in front of the camera. Inspirational moments in jazz captured by some of the incredible female photographers leading the way in jazz photography. Exhibiting legends such as Geri Allen, Abbey Lincoln, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone to contemporary artists including Lakecia Benjamin, Nubya Garcia and Brandee Younger, there has never been an exhibition like this. Legendary and award-winning photographers from South Africa, New York, Poland and the United Kingdom, this breathtaking exhibition features the work of Val Wilmer, Monika S Jakubowksa, Vuyo Giba, Tatiana Gorilovsky, Enid Farber and Kasia Ociepa.

Women in Jazz Media are an award winning not for profit organisation who promote, support and celebrate women who work in Jazz, through a range of exciting initiatives.

Their entirely female led online magazines have seen readership grow to almost 50,000 over the past four years and photography has always been at the fore front of their work. They facilitated the inclusion of the first female photographers in the National Jazz Archive in 2022.

Fiona Ross, founder of Women in Jazz Media explains ‘it is time for women on the walls! Where would we be without photography? Photography captures incredible moments and gift us with those memories. Artists need photos, venues need photos, publications need photos and audiences cherish photos. And yet, photographers are rarely credited and often photos are used without permission. This is a significant issue for all photographers irrelevant of gender.  Walk into most jazz clubs across the world and you will likely see some incredible photography which helps to encapsulate the feel and vibe of the club. But who took the photos? Are they credited? And if you are lucky enough to see women on the walls, they are rarely instrumentalists. It is time to change the narrative.’

The exhibition is open for three months, launching on April 10th at London’s award winning Karamel Club. Nestled in the heart of the Creative Quarter, the club have supported a thriving community of musicians, producers, artists and creative businesses. Winning Time Out awards and Trip Advisor choice awards the space has become renowned for Live music, Jazz World music, Spoken Word and Indian Classical music, showcasing the best in emerging talent - with the occasional legend thrown in the mix. In true collective style, the gallery and artwork that lights up the walls is all sourced from some of the world-renowned artists residing within the building. Many of the venue staff are fellow creatives, and they are part of local arts charity, Collage Arts, that has helped a diverse community make music and art for over 38 years.

The Photographers

Enid Farber resides in New York City and has been photographing mostly jazz musicians since 1979 but her work includes artists from a variety of genres, including Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Bob Marley, Charlie Watts, Diana Ross, Bono and Celia Cruz who have all appeared before her lens. In the 20th anniversary issue Jazziz, said,"If we were to identify a JAZZIZ visual historian, her name would no doubt be Enid Farber. For longer than a decade, her photography has taken readers on an odyssey, to experience the most adventurous music and to meet the most interesting personalities, from both the new and traditional worlds of jazz."

Vuyo Giba is a South African -based photographer, writer, and creative professional dedicated to preserving South African jazz heritage. Her work spans jazz, abstract, and lifestyle photography, capturing evocative narratives through imagery. With experience in film production, research, and project coordination, she collaborates with artists and communities to document and celebrate cultural stories.

Tatiana Gorilovskyis a London-based photographer specializing in music photography, particularly jazz. She has captured the dynamic spirit of the genre for renowned venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express, 606 and others, as well as festivals including the EFG London Jazz Festival and Love Supreme Festival. Tatiana loves experimenting with long exposure and multiple exposure to capture the sounds, rhythm and energy of Jazz. Her images are held in the National Jazz Archive and have been featured in prominent publications such as Jazzwise Magazine, The Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, Billboard, UK Jazz News, The Independent, Time Out London and others

Kasia Ociepa is a Wales-based photographer specialising in jazz, events, weddings, and portrait photography, with a deep love for fine art photography. Originally from Poland, she moved to the UK in 2006 and transitioned from garden design to professional photography during lockdown. As the resident photographer for Black Mountain Jazz Club, she has documented the club’s vibrant jazz scene, with her images used by musicians for album covers, press materials, and social media. Kasia sees photography as storytelling, capturing the energy and emotion of live music, and she is always happy to collaborate with musicians and event organisers.

The award-winning photographer Monika S Jakubowska is renowned across the world.  As the in-house photographer for prestigious London venues, Ronnie Scott’s and Kings Place, she has captured award winning images of legends and is the photographer of choice by many artists. Her portfolio is vast and includes Jeff Goldblum, Genesis, Macy Gray, John Legend, Jazz royalty Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Clinton and Courtney Pine to name a few. Darius Brubeck included Monika’s photographer in his foreword to the brilliant book Sight Readings: Photographers and American Jazz, which was nominated for book of the year by the jazz Journalist Association. She is the go to photographer for esteemed publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Financial Times, Jazzwise and Women in Jazz Media and she is one of two first female photographers to be included in the National Jazz Archive in the UK where her work is on permanent display.

World renowned British writer and photographer, Val Wilmer has been following and documenting blues, jazz, African and Caribbean music for over fifty years.

Wilmer’s historic and sizable photo archives contain some of the most recognizable images in the world. Val has interviewed and photographed hundreds of American and British blues musicians and has been exhibited extensively (Victoria and Albert Museum 1973). Her iconic images are held in photographic collections including the Arts Council of Great Britain (Victoria and Albert Museum); Musee d’Art Moderne (Paris); Smithsonian Museum (Washington D.C.); Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library) and the National Portrait Gallery.

Happy International Women’s Day 2025 and welcome to our latest magazine!

China Moses is our mighty cover woman and this edition features an incredible range of women from across the globe including Devon Gates, Filomena Campus, Georgia Mancio, J Steps, Lydia Liebman, Macha Gharibian, Poppy Daniels, Rosa Brunello, Tatiana Tate and our team for this edition Diana Torti, Enid Farber, Fiona Mactaggart, Fiona Ross, Germana Stella La Sorsa, Hannah Horton, Isabel Marquez, Kim Cypher, Monika S Jakubowska, Paulette Jackson and Tatiana Gorilovsky. Shout out to our regular guest playlist contributor Dr Brad Stone who is an incredible supporter of our work and we are eternally grateful!

Our magazine is free, online and interactive. You can click on the album and book covers to go straight to the artist’s site to support and find out more. Accessible on all devices, due to the incredible photography, it is best viewed on an ipad or a large screen. You can also download as a pdf to read! All this is free and easy, you don’t have to sign up to anything, we just ask that if you find something you like, please share far and wide, and help to change the narrative.

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The theme for this year's International Women’s Day is Accelerate Action and this edition is full of inspirational women who are changing the landscape and helping us move to a space of equality, respect and value. Throughout the world, this day brings people together and shines a light on women across the globe and allows a platform to explore the many issues women are facing. But as Gloria Steinem said ‘The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.’ 

Women in Jazz Media is an organisation with 28 incredible women, trying to make the jazz world a better place. A fairer place. A safe place. We are grateful for everyone’s support in our work and we cannot achieve anything alone. Please enjoy exploring the work of the incredible women in this edition and share, support and embrace the power of community.

Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast series’ The Notes Between’ with Lara Eidi. Conversations exploring everything behind and about the world of songwriting! Our theme music ‘Breathe Love’ is from Lara Eidi herself available here

In this episode, Lara talks to songwriterLouise Dodds

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Best Vocalist nominee at the Scottish Jazz Awards 2022 and 2023, Scottish jazz vocalist Louise Dodds is set to release her 4th studio album on Norwegian contemporary jazz label AMP Records. The album is written by Louise, based on her own experiences and the experiences of those closest to her. The release date is set for 14th March 2025, and also features Elchin Shirinov (arrangements and piano), Max Luthert (double bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums) and was mixed and mastered by Grammy winning engineer Chris Allen (Samara Joy, Gretchen Parlato). The album has been funded by Creative Scotland.

In May 2023, Louise released her third studio album, a duo project with Azerbaijani pianist, arranger and composer Elchin Shirinov titled Two Hours After Midnight. The album brought together their love of folk, classical and jazz and was supported by Creative Scotland. The album received 4 star reviews from Jazzwise, All About Jazz and MOJO Magazine, as well as critical acclaim from press in Europe, America and Japan, and was selected by All About Jazz as one of their top jazz albums of 2023. It also resulted in Louise being the focus of a podcast on Switzerland’s national station RTS.

The duo then worked on a writing commission through PRS Foundation for Music on the theme of Belonging, with lyrics by Louise and music by Elchin. The subsequent compositions were performed as part of their summer 2024 tour. Prior to this release, Louise released her first album in 9 years in March 2022. The album, ‘The Story Needs an Ending’, was also Louise’s first fully original album. She took the album on the road, performing 12 dates across Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. The album was selected by Jim Gilchrist in his Arts Review of 2022 in The Scotsman. It was also selected as Album of the Week in the UK, Central America and Asia.

Recorded in Glasgow in June 2021 with fellow Scots Tom Gibbs, Andrew Robb and Alyn Cosker, the album contains 10 tracks which Louise wrote by delving deep into her own life experiences, touching on subjects like grief, relationships, learning to trust life again, and emancipation. Many of the tracks were written during lockdown, with some being showcased as part of Louise’s lockdown collaboration project, ‘Songs From The Blue Room’. During lockdown, Louise also collaborated with London jazz guitarist Ant Law, resulting in the single Whispers (Credits) being released (as well as this rendition of Coltrane’s 26-2!)

Prior to lockdown though, 2020 saw Louise having the incredible honour of opening for Norma Winstone MBE as part of the Scottish Jazz Weekend in Edinburgh, Her career has also seen her performing at London Jazz Festival, Pizza Express, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival as well as in Europe and the Middle East.

Her previous album, ‘Fly’, released in 2013, featured UK jazz heavyweights John Pearce, Dave Green, Steve Brown and Martin Shaw, and that year she was also awarded funding by Jazz Services UK and Arts Council England for her upcoming UK tour. In 2012 Louise was semi finalist at the International Jazz Vocalist Competition in Lithuania.

Louise also performed the Title Theme and Credits Theme for the PS4 game Mutazione in 2019. She is also an accomplished writer in many genres and has songs published by Universal and BMG.

In addition to her performing, recording and writing work, Louise is Deputy Chair of the Scotland Council for The Ivors Academy and an elected member of The Ivors Academy Senate representing the members at a national level.

Louise is supported by Creative Scotland, PRS Foundation for Music and Help Musicians.

Athens born to Lebanese Canadian parents, Lara Eidi is an artist that thrives on being different. As an independent artist, singer and multi- instrumentalist, she has carved a path for herself that continuously aimed at reshaping and developing her voice as a storyteller. An accomplished and reputable singer-songwriter, pianist, recording artist and jazz- folk vocalist of her own accord based in London and Athens. Her music has gained her critical acclaim as a genre bending artist (BBC Artist, 2020), described as “a singer with true gift of a voice, a kind soul, and a captivating presence.” (Jazz UK). At the heart of her being as a multi-disciplinary artist, she is sought after as a composer for vocal film scores, writes as a freelance music journalist, and is in demand as a creative workshop leader. Her music seeks to elevate and heal, and as a result, she creates genre- defying songs with a great emphasis on story telling. Her latest album ‘Sun’, her long awaited debut album, is all about pulling the threads of her folk, acoustic rock and jazz-classical upbringing to her message of hope, empowerment, and freedom. As a soloist, her recent debut performance at the infamous Royal Albert Hall, singing select pieces from Greece and Lebanon form the MedievalByzantine Traditions sees Lara engaging on a series of select and innovative performances with the SAUDHA Indian Classical Music Association.  

Lara Eidi website

Our new Women in Jazz Media Playlist is now out: Volume 40! We publish a new playlist each month and try to share a wide range of women from across the world - new releases, legacy artists, new and established artists and also some women we think you should know about but maybe don't!  We keep it to 15 artists per playlist to give you time to discover, listen and share these incredible women. 

You can listen here on Spotify or Youtube

As always we would encourage you to buy directly from the artist where possible, and all the links are on our site here: 

Ilario Ferrari Trio   Irene Serra   Elsa Nilsson    Yazz Ahmed  

Kristin Korb      Lauren Henderson      Ganavya     Sahara Von Hattenberger

Rosa Passos     Dominique Fils- Aimé     Emily Remler     Marianne Solivan

Kayla Waters    Annie Ross    Sara Serpa

Do please get in touch if you have music you would like us to include - either your own or recommendations. We are especially keen to share music from female instrumentalists and composers.

Multi-award-winning jazz vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio, celebrates her 25th anniversary in music with a series of highlight concerts and the spring release of her 9th album, ‘A Story Left Untold’ (Roomspin Records), co-written with Grammy-winning pianist/composer, Alan Broadbent.

A supreme storyteller whose performances connect deeply with her audiences, Georgia’s work is characterised by authenticity, creativity, collaboration and a commitment to social and humanitarian issues.

Throughout this landmark year, she will feature her Quartet(Robin Aspland, Andrew Cleyndert, Dave Ohm); introduce new projects(Sam Dunn, Tony Kofi, Alex Hutton) and revisit her most pivotal partnerships(Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw, Nigel Price, Kate Williams, Gareth Lockrane).

Central to these, is her revered 12 year association with Alan Broadbent, with whom she has written over 40 songs, published two books and performed across Europe and the US, including iconic venues, Ronnie Scott’s and Jazz at Lincoln Center (NYC).

Their new album, ‘A Story Left Untold’, masterfully blends the personal and political, across duo, quartet and orchestral settings. Set for release on 1 May with an accompanying 10 date tour, it completes a trilogy with the critically acclaimed ‘Songbook’ (2017) and ‘Quiet Is The Star’ (2021).

Georgia’s expansive artistry is reflected in her copious industry acknowledgements: First Prize in the Brussels International Jazz Singers’ Competition, presided over by Sheila Jordan (2006); Best Album (‘Finding Home’, 2020) and Best Vocalist (2021) at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, and multiple nominations at the Jazz FM, British Jazz and Urban Music Awards.

Her reputation has been further consolidated by her formidable production skills, encompassing ‘ReVoice!’ – the international voice festival she devised and directed across multiple venues for 5 editions with artists including Gregory Porter, Carmen Lundy, Tuck & Patti, Beady Belle and Karin Krog (2010-2014) – and its successor, ‘Hang’ (2017-2019). She also co-directs Eltham and Crystal Palace Jazz Clubs with drummer Dave Ohm, and her own independent label, Roomspin Records (2001-). Other credits include Pat Metheny (lyric approval), Bobby McFerrin, Bobby Wellins, Robert Mitchell, Nikki Iles and BBC Proms (2019).

Find out more through Georgia Mancio website here

Georgia 25th Anniversary, photos by Lara Leigh 2025 and Chris Baker 2000

Welcome to the latest episode of ‘In Conversation With’ with host and producer Hannah Horton, with our theme tune Surfing Thermals from our host, Hannah too! In this episode, host Hannah Horton welcomes Tara Minton

Our podcasts have been featured at number 7 on the Top 10 Women In Media Podcasts on the web by Feedspot and you can also find our podcasts at number 9 in the top 60 Best Jazz Podcasts in FeedSpot!

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Tara Minton is an Australian born harpist, vocalist and composer. She is proudly endorsed by Camac Harps and holds a master's degree in jazz performance from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Tara is well established as both an improvising harpist and vocalist and has worked with The Australian World Orchestra, Björk, Tom Walker, Miranda Mulholland, “Kitty, Daisy and Lewis”, SuRie, Stan Sulzmann, Tony Kofi and Geoff Gascoyne. She leads her own original project as a harpist/vocalist and sings with “The Blues and Roots Ensemble” - a London based nine-piece band celebrating the music of Charles Mingus.

In 2020 Tara released her critically acclaimed album ‘Please Do Not Ignore The Mermaid’ exploring themes of climate change and mer-myth. She consolidated the album's success with an intimate duo album released in January 2022 - ‘Two For The Road’ with bassist Ed Babar. The album was produced by Geoff Gascoyne and features Stan Sulzmann on tenor saxophone.

Tara is a passionate music educator and advocate for the harp in jazz and improvised music. She was appointed Professor of Jazz Harp at the London Performing Academy of Music in 2021 and has given masterclasses in jazz and improvisation at many of the country’s top music colleges.

Tara is also one of the three Directors of SpiceJazz Soho alongside Paul Pace and Clement Reger and co-hosts The Jazz Podcast with saxophonist Rob Cope.

“An otherworldly collection that brings the harp centre stage” - The Sunday Times
Tara Minton website

Hannah Horton is a British Female Jazz Saxophonist whose music is rooted in jazz, folk and funk. She has performed with many great jazz artists including Ian Shaw, Amy Winehouse, John Etheridge, Tina May, Georgia Mancio, Polly Gibbons, Natalie Williams, Esther Bennett and Irene Serra; and at venues including Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Dean St, The 606, The Pheasantry, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Royal Festival Hall and The Barbican. She has also toured in Europe and USA with her own and other groups. Her latest album has been going down a storm across the world. “Hannah makes the big beast of a baritone sax sound like an angel” – Ian Shaw. Hannah Horton website