SCHS: Women’s History Month — Women in Jazz, 3.8th | Harlem Blues & Jazz Band ….

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Women in Jazz: Lecture and Performance featuring Ladies Have Chops, led by pianist Bertha Hope

Saturday, March 8, 2025 – 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Members free; Non-Members $5. Includes light refreshments. RSVP at 631-727-2881 x100.

As an accompanying program to our current “Harlem Blues & Jazz Band” exhibit: In celebration of Women’s History Month we present this lecture and performance on “Women in Jazz” on Saturday March 8th, 1pm –featuring “Lady Got Chops” led by famed jazz pianist Bertha Hope. These talented women will offer a discussion about the joys and challenges of being women in this field, sharing both life experiences and the stories of women performers through history. This talk will be highlighted with actual performances from these incredible musicians.

Harlem Blues & Jazz Band: Harlem Blues and Jazz Band was formed in 1973, when a passionate music aficionado, Dr. Al Vollmer, recognized that a significant pool of the great NYC jazz musicians of the 1920s and 30s had retired as musicians. Motivated to revive their talents, Vollmer encouraged these talented artists to pick up their instruments once again, and Harlem Blues and Jazz Band was formed. The band was established not only to continue the legacy of the country’s greatest jazz ensembles but also to pay homage to the genre’s roots: The Blues.

OTHER EVENTS FEATURING the HARLEM BLUES AND JAZZ BAND:

— “Blues Concert Live Performance” featuring Bernice Brooks and Friends — Saturday, March 22, 2025 , 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. $5 non-members. RSVP 631-727-2881 x100.

— Jazz History Month Concert, “Harlem Blues and Jazz Band,” Jazz Concert – April 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. $5 non-members. RSVP: 631-727-2881 x100.

— Ongoing Exhibit: The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band: A History. The Trilogy of Jazz. Now open in our Gish Gallery through May 2025. $5 non-members.

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SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
300 West Main St. Riverhead, NY 11901
www.SuffolkCountyHistoricalSociety.org

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