Women in Jazz and World Music (WJWM) is a free concert / recital led by Dee Spencer on keyboards with Jewell McMillon on bass, Jay Hernandez on drums and Michelle Jacques as Mistress of Choirs! The evening will also feature a performance by the SFSU Jazz Combo/Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
The occasion is the graduating event for Dee’s students from the third Women in Jazz & World Music vocal training course. The evening will feature singers who have spent a month-long intensive with Dee and five celebrity guest lecturers. In addition to learning professional singing techniques, they have also studied the lives of some of the legendary women in the history of jazz and world music. They will give their renditions of classic songs originally covered by the likes of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone.
More details, performer bios, and tickets online through SFIAF
Friday, May 2 at 7pm
CMC Concert Hall
Free (donations accepted)
Tickets
CMC is proud to host performances in the 2025 San Francisco International Arts Festival April 30–May 11, 2025. The Festival brings together a global community of innovative artists and audiences through projects that foster exchange across cultures all throughout the Mission District. Join us in the Concert Hall and check out the full festival lineup here.