Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories With Ineza

A Black History Month celebration of the women who wrote jazz history.As part of Black History Month, dynamic Rwandan-Belgian vocalist Ineza presents Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories, a celebration of the remarkable women who shaped jazz not only as performers, but as songwriters.Joined by Alex Webb on piano, Charlie Pyne on bass and Sophie Alloway on drums, Ineza explores music written by some of jazz’s most distinctive female voices, including Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Norma Winstone, Jazzmeia Horn, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Rachelle Ferrell.Expect fresh interpretations of Billie Holiday’s Tell Me More, Peggy Lee’s It’s a Good Day, Abbey Lincoln’s Throw It Away and Betty Carter’s Tight, alongside Fran Landesman’s classic lyric Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most and contemporary repertoire that carries this rich songwriting tradition forward.The project grew into Ineza’s acclaimed 2024 album Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories, recorded with Alex Webb & The Copasetics and praised for bringing a fresh perspective to a repertoire spanning generations of female jazz writing.Presented by Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club.This is an 12+ event