epjazzgirlsMar 5, 20215 minRecommended Reads: Women's History Month Edition 3By: Amanda Ekery Happy Women’s History Month! I’m happy to share some exciting books I’ve recently read that have shaped new thoughts and...
epjazzgirlsNov 25, 20202 minFungi, Social Media, & an IdeaBy: Amanda Ekery Over the past few months I’ve been really interested in fungi – how they decompose material, how they connect plants...
epjazzgirlsMar 1, 20204 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...
epjazzgirlsJan 7, 20202 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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...