GUY DIXON PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 30, 2018 THE GLOBE AND MAIL “Yayne!” Jane Bunnett, the soprano saxophonist and flutist whose name is synonymous with Afro-Cuban jazz, is being cued in thick Spanish, politely but insistently. As she stands, flute in hand, by the baby grand in her dining room-rehearsal space, Ms. Bunnett scrambles with the cues […]
Savannah Jazz Fest: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque bring Afro-Cuban jams
By Joshua Peacock Posted Sep 25, 2018 Savannah Now What started as a vacation ended up being a transformative trip that has become a lifelong passion and an awarding-winning music project for jazz musician Jane Bunnett. For the first time, Bunnett is bringing her Grammy Award-nominated group Maqueque to Savannah for the 37th annual Savannah Jazz Festival. […]
Monterey Jazz Extends the Welcome Mat to More Women Musicians
Monterey Jazz Extends the Welcome Mat to More Women Musicians BY ANDREW GILBERT , September 10, 2018 (This article originally appeared in San Francisco Classical Voice) I knew jazz’s glass ceiling had started to shatter when I saw the two Janes on the Monterey Jazz Festival program. Let me explain. For some 30 years, two of the world’s finest […]