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

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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 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.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.

08/04/2026

CHARLIE PARKER FESTIVAL
JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AND LADY GOT CHOPS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MUSIC AND ARTS FEST INC PRESENT @
NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM/J
58 WEST 129TH STREET
AUGUST 24 6-8:30PM
LADYBIRD QUINTET:
ANISHA RUSH- ALTO
ROXY COSS- TENOR SAX
KIYOKO LAYNE- PIANO
LUCIANNA PADMPORE-DRUMS
KIM CLARKE- BASS /HOST
JAM SESSION

02/01/2026

MARCH 2026 24th annual LADY GOT CHOPS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MUSIC AND ARTS CALENDAR 2026
1
Bertha Hope and Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
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Women's History Month Concert @ CENTRAL LIBRARY 89-11 MERRICK BLVD JAMAICA NY 3pmfeat Jodi Melendez-v, Michele De Angelis-k, Deb Knapper-gt, Camille Jones-dr, Kiki Nakajima-alto sax & Kim Clarke-b
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Deb Knapper @ Cafe Oasis Baldwin 8pm
2
GITESHA'S DIVA DIVE JAZZ PARTY @ ONE AND ONE BAR AND GRILL,NEXUS LOUNGE (DOWNSTAIRS) 76 First Ave.NYC 7:15-10PM
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5
Bassist ANNA SIBONGELE BUDA'S GLOBAL JAZZ WOMEN HANG ZOOM at 1pm EST Meeting ID: 936 0734 2642 Passcode: 033418
6
JESSICA VALIENTE LATIN RHYTHMS @ THE Bean Runner Cafe 201 South Division St, Peekskill NY 8PM-11:45PM
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Eugenie Jones Women in Jazz Month Tour March 6, 2026, 630 PM Dazzle Jazz Club | Denver, CO
7
ERENA TERAKUBO QUARTET @ THE Bean Runner Cafe 201 South Division St, Peekskill NY 8PM-11:45PM
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8
BERTHA HOPE @ Alvin & Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
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DEB KNAPPER'S SUNDAY JAM
@ CAFE OASIS 779 Brooklyn Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510
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12
Musique Libre Femmes-♫♪♫•*¨ Cheryl Pyle - c flute/ alto flute /piccolo, Ayumi Ish*to-tenor sax, .Roberta Piket -piano 6:00 Tompkins Square Library 331 East 10th street Ny , NY
Bassist ANNA SIBONGELE BUDA'S GLOBAL JAZZ WOMEN HANG ZOOM at 1pm EST Meeting ID: 936 0734 2642 Passcode: 033418
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14
Eugenie Jones Women in Jazz Month Tour March 14, 2026 The Velvet Note | Atlanta
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KIM & TIM
@ THE Bean Runner Cafe 201 South Division St, Peekskill NY 8PM-11:45PM
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15
DEB KNAPPER'S SUNDAY JAM
@ CAFE OASIS 779 Brooklyn Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510
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BERTHA HOPE @ Alvin & Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
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ARTEMIS POETS COLLECTIVE @ NEXUS LOUNGE (DOWNSTAIRS) 76 First Ave. NYC 12:30PM SIGN UP- 1-3PM OPEN MIC
16
GITESHA'S DIVA DIVE JAZZ PARTY @ ONE AND ONE BAR AND GRILL,NEXUS LOUNGE (DOWNSTAIRS) 76 First Ave. NYC 7:15-10PM
17
18
SANDRA ST.VICTOR PRESENTS ELLA & THE DUKE @ LINCOLN CENTER 10 LINCOLN CENTER PLZ NY 10023-6912 8PM
19
Bassist ANNA SIBONGELE BUDA'S GLOBAL JAZZ WOMEN HANG ZOOM at 1pm EST Meeting ID: 936 0734 2642 Passcode: 033418
20
REGINA BONELLI @ VENICE BLUES FESTIVAL, VENICE FLORIDA
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Eugenie Jones Women in Jazz Month Tour March 20, 2026 Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club | San Francisco
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21
The Jazzwomen featuring Kim Peralta, Jennifer Vincent, Sarah Cion, Jenny Hill @ The Bean Runner Cafe 201 S Division Street,Peekskill, NY 8-11:30 pm
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REGINA BONELLI @ TARPON SPRINGS BREWERY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL,TARPON SPRINGS FLA.
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LAKECIA BENJAMIN @ BERGAMO JAZZ FEST Gaetano Donizetti Theater P.za Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour Bergamo, Italy 8:30PM
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LADY GOT CHOPS EVENT IN BROWNSVILLE curated by RONNIE BURRAGE
22
LAKECIA BENJAMIN Kino In Der Dampfsäg, Sontheim Westerheimer Str. 8 Sontheim, Germany 8PM
***
DEB KNAPPER'S SUNDAY JAM @ CAFE OASIS 779 Brooklyn Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510
***
BERTHA HOPE @ Alvin & Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
23
KIM CLARKE
hosts Jazz Foundation Jam session 6:30-9:30pm @ The Jazz Museum of Harlem 58 West 129th st NYC.
24
25
LAKECIA BENJAMIN Dazzle Denver 1080 14th Street Denver, CO 80202 6:30PM
26
Bassist ANNA SIBONGELE BUDA'S GLOBAL JAZZ WOMEN HANG ZOOM at 1pm EST Meeting ID: 936 0734 2642 Passcode: 033418
27
Eugenie Jones Women in Jazz Month Tour March 27, 2026 The Royal Room | Seattle
***
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EDWINA THORNE BAND performs in the Tauranga jazz festival 25 Downtown Carnival,PORT OF TAURANGA,NEW ZEALAND
28
JOAN BELGRAVE QUARTET @ THE BLUE LLAMA JAZZ CLUB AND RESTAURANT 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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LADY GOT CHOPS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MUSIC AND ARTS FEST PRESENTS THE GRAND CONCERT AT LANGSTON HUGHES LIBRARY.. WITH SHERYL BAILEY, KIT MCCLURE ,NIKITA WHITE AND M3 GUESTS
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Lenore Raphael duo with Hilliard Greene, bass 7pm Mars Hill Gallery 37 Liberty Street Mars Hill, NC 828-747-7267
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MALA WALDRON ENSEMBLE
The Bean Runner 201 South Division St., PEEKSKILL NY
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NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSOCIATION INC presents LADY LEGENDS oF JAZZ 5PM-11PM
29
DEB KNAPPER'S SUNDAY JAM @ CAFE OASIS 779 Brooklyn Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510
***
BERTHA HOPE @ Alvin & Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
***
Lenore Raphael duo with Hilliard Greene, bass 3pm Sharp 9 Jazz Gallery 4608 L Industry Lane Durham, NC tel. 919-908-0035
***
NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSOCIATION INC presents LADY LEGENDS oF JAZZ 5PM-11PM
30
GITESHA'S DIVA DIVE JAZZ PARTY @ ONE AND ONE BAR AND GRILL,NEXUS LOUNGE (DOWNSTAIRS) 76 First Ave.NYC 7:15-10P

01/14/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
24th annual Lady Got Chops
Women's History Month Music and Arts Festival

1
Bertha Hope and Friends 15 Memorial Hwy New Rochelle
***
WOMEN's History Month Concert @ CENTRAL LIBRARY 89-11 MERRICK BLVD JAMAICA NY 3pmfeat Jodi Melendez-v, Michele De Angelis-k, Deb Knapper-gt, Camille Jones-dr, Kiki Nakajima-alto sax & Kim Clarke-b
***
Deb Knapper @ Cafe Oasis Baldwin 8pm
6
JESSICA VALIENTE LATIN RHYTHMS
***
Eugenie Jones
Women in Jazz Month Tour
March 6, 2026, 630 PM
Dazzle Jazz Club | Denver, CO
7
ERENA TERAKUBO QUARTET @ THE Bean Runner Cafe 201 South Division St, Peekskill NY 8PM-11:45PM
14
Eugenie Jones
Women in Jazz Month Tour
March 14, 2026
The Velvet Note | Atlanta
18
SANDRA ST.VICTOR PRESENTS ELLA & THE DUKE @ LINCOLN CENTER 10 LINCOLN CENTER PLZ NY 10023-6912 8PM

20
REGINA BONELLI @ VENICE BLUES FESTIVAL, VENICE FLORIDA
***
Eugenie Jones
Women in Jazz Month Tour
March 20, 2026
Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club | San Francisco
21
The Jazzwomen featuring Kim Peralta, Jennifer Vincent, Sarah Cion, Jenny Hill @ The Bean Runner Cafe 201 S Division Street,Peekskill, NY 8-11:30 pm
***
REGINA BONELLI @ TARPON SPRINGS BREWERY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL,TARPON SPRINGS FLA.
***
LAKECIA BENJAMIN @ BERGAMO JAZZ FEST Gaetano Donizetti Theater P.za Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour Bergamo, Italy 8:30PM
***
LADY GOT CHOPS EVENT IN BROWNSVILLE curated by RONNIE BURRAGE
22
LAKECIA BENJAMIN Kino In Der Dampfsäg, Sontheim Westerheimer Str. 8 Sontheim, Germany 8PM
23
KIM CLARKE
hosts Jazz Foundation Jam session 6:30-9:30pm @ The Jazz Museum of Harlem 58 West 129th st NYC.
25
LAKECIA BENJAMIN Dazzle Denver 1080 14th Street Denver, CO 80202 6:30PM
27
EDWINA THORNE BAND performs in the Tauranga jazz festival 25 Downtown Carnival,PORT OF TAURANGA,NEW ZEALAND
***
Eugenie Jones
Women in Jazz Month Tour
March 27, 2026
The Royal Room | Seattle

28
JOAN BELGRAVE QUARTET @ THE BLUE LLAMA JAZZ CLUB AND RESTAURANT 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
***
LADY GOT CHOPS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MUSIC AND ARTS FEST PRESENTS THE GRAND CONCERT AT LANGSTON HUGHES LIBRARY..Details TBA
***
Lenore Raphael duo with Hilliard Greene, bass 7pm Mars Hill Gallery 37 Liberty Street Mars Hill, NC 828-747-7267
29
Lenore Raphael duo with Hilliard Greene, bass 3pm Sharp 9 Jazz Gallery 4608 L Industry Lane Durham, NC tel. 919-908-0035

07/03/2025

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