LADY GOT CHOPS Women's History Month Music and Arts Festival Inc

LADY GOT CHOPS Women's History Month Music and Arts Festival Inc LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Music & Arts Fest is month of MARCH celebration of women artists and venues to uplift educate and promote accomplishments.

Inspiration for the Lady Got Chops festival came in 2003, when Clarke was called to sub for another bassist at a new club in Brooklyn called The Jazz Spot, which was owned by a mother-daughter team, Lillithe Meyers and Tiecha Merritt. Clarke was impressed with the two women’s entrepreneurship, and Meyers and Merritt were happy to see a female musician come through the doors. They asked Clarke wher

e all the other female jazz musicians were. Clarke had toured with saxophonist band leader Kit McClure and her all-women Big Band, so she knew plenty of other women musicians, and before long, she and her new friends were planning a celebration in honor of women’s history month. They decided to focus primarily on women jazz instrumentalists, since they tend to be more overlooked than vocalists. The club provided the space and food, and Clarke created a website, made flyers, booked the musicians, and promoted the event.

“In particular, we wanted to address the anonymity issue, as refers to women (primarily instrumentalists) in music as well as provide a platform for those who had never met to enjoy an evening of performing together outside of their comfort zone,” reminisced Clarke about that first festival.Since the closure of the club It has continued as a labor of love thru Kim's volunteer promotional efforts of all interested women artists performing in celebration of WOMEN"S HISTORY MONTH and a one time procurement of a venue where the musicians were paid thru grant sponsorship. We are still grassroots. The last series was decimated by Covid 19. http://ladygotchops.com/2020calendar.html. We are working on reorganizing for the new normal.

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An annual grassroots women's history month music celebration featuring international musicians, vocalists,dancers and visual artists. It is celebrated where they stand globally.The LADY GOT CHOPS Women's History Month Music Festival produced by Kim Clarke, sponsored by the Jazz Foundation, Womeninja...

01/21/2025

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08/28/2024

UPCOMING EVENTS.
AUG 30 10PM WITH NATE BELLOTT FRIDAY BAND FEATURING THE MUSIC OF BILL BICKFORD @ THEREDROOM 85 EAST 4TH STREET NYC 10PM

SEPT 7 JAZZ ON THE ISLAND -GOVERNORS ISLAND 2PM WITH RONNIE BURRAGE.

SEPT 14 MINTONS

SEPT 19TH MADIRAN

SEPT 22 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH RONNIE BURRAGE.

SEPT 23 JAZZ FOUNDATION JAM @ NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM 6-8:30

SEPT 25 SINGLO7 TRIO WITH TIM SICILAIANO AND RUSSEL
CARTER 14TH STREET PARK- LUNCHTIME CONCERT.

OCT 18 MUSICWOMAN FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA,GA.

OCT 28JFA JAM @ NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM

07/18/2024

WHAT A YEAR OF UPS AND DOWNS. PPL
PLEASE SUPPORT PEACE NUMERO UNO!!
THEY SAY MUSIC HEALS .. LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!
BE GRATEFUL,AWARE AND COMPASSIONATE.

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Inspiration for the Lady Got Chops festival came in 2003, when Clarke was called to sub for another bassist at a new club in Brooklyn called The Jazz Spot, which was owned by a mother-daughter team, Lillithe Meyers and Tiecha Merritt. Clarke was impressed with the two women’s entrepreneurship, and Meyers and Merritt were happy to see a female musician come through the doors. They asked Clarke where all the other female jazz musicians were. Clarke had toured with saxophonist band leader Kit McClure and her all-women Big Band, so she knew plenty of other women musicians, and before long, she and her new friends were planning a celebration in honor of women’s history month. They decided to focus primarily on women jazz instrumentalists, since they tend to be more overlooked than vocalists. The club provided the space and food, and Clarke created a website, made flyers, booked the musicians, and promoted the event. “In particular, we wanted to address the anonymity issue, as refers to women (primarily instrumentalists) in music as well as provide a platform for those who had never met to enjoy an evening of performing together outside of their comfort zone,” reminisced Clarke about that first festival.