epjazzgirlsMar 14 minRecommended Reads: Women’s History Month Edition 2By: Amanda Ekery During Women’s History Month read something new, something exciting, and something that will make you think! Below are 10 of books written b...
epjazzgirlsJan 72 minIntentions for the New YearBy: Amanda Ekery With the start of the New Year comes new plans, ideas, hopes, and goals. It seems everyone has been posting their resolutions over the past w...
epjazzgirlsOct 19, 20194 minBringing Awareness into Our Creative LivesBy: Dr. Joyce Hsu This is the time of the semester where everyone is swamped by multiple responsibilities – marching band, rehearsals for various ensembles, ...
epjazzgirlsSep 14, 20194 minOrganizing Change: Starting the Women in Jazz Initiative at UNTBy: Jess Goodrich Within the past year, a few colleagues and I, with the help of the chair of the University of North Texas’s jazz department Dr. John Murphy...
epjazzgirlsAug 10, 20195 minMilitary Band LifeBy: Ally Hany Albrecht A few months ago, I traveled to New York to play with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra. I was hanging around backstage at Dizzy’s waiting to pl...
epjazzgirlsJul 2, 20193 minYear Two in the BooksBy Amanda Ekery El Paso Jazz Girls 2019 just wrapped up and I’ve been recalling all of the wonderful ideas, collaborations, relationships, and music that was...
epjazzgirlsMay 14, 20195 minSummer Playlists: Night and DayBy: Gabby Byrd As you probably well know, Texas doesn't exactly experience regular "seasons"; still, I've come to find that most people experience the season...
epjazzgirlsApr 2, 20193 minSitting With It: Thoughts on Inspiration & Creativity By: Melissa Weikart Inspiration is a strange concept. People inspire, events inspire, art inspires, the way the sun peeks out from behind a soft cloud at dus...
epjazzgirlsFeb 28, 20194 minRecommended Reads: Women’s History Month EditionBy: Amanda Ekery This Women’s History Month is a great time to read some wonderful books about music, adventure, civil rights, and more! Below are 10 of my f...
epjazzgirlsJan 19, 20195 minTaking the Lead: Leadership as a Female MusicianBy Raychel Taylor My role as a woman in music is a culmination of my experiences as a performing musician, music educator, and arts entrepreneur. I have chos...
epjazzgirlsDec 1, 20186 minMusic Scholarship is Fun!By Hannah Grantham Why do we study music? Have you ever asked the question, "I wonder why they wrote that" while listening to music? Did you look up a musici...
epjazzgirlsSep 17, 20184 minAll-State Audition Advice: You've Got This!By: Grace Ward My decision to audition for TMEA All-State Jazz was one made on a whim. It was the result of me thinking “Surely it can’t hurt to try.” I trul...
epjazzgirlsJul 8, 20182 minGetting Started - El Paso Jazz Girls' Inaugural ClinicBy: Amanda Ekery I started planning for El Paso Jazz Girls on April 2, 2018. I remember the date because a peer posted a sexist comment on Facebook about wom...
