A Tribute – Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center  was recorded during two concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in 2011 and certainly marks a new direction for the historic African-American female vocal group, whose legendary stature has been built on its a cappella singing.  But the group has always had many facets, manifested in the outside activities of its individual members and even by the group as a whole. After the collaboration with the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, “We began discussing our next move, and started ...

Thousands of festie-goers at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival have asked for it -- and now it's here! This album pays tribute to the song "Amazon Woman Rise," written by Maxine Feldman in 1976 and performed as the unofficial official opening song at the festival every year! This disc has the reggae version of the song, the dub version, an acoustic version featuring Judith Casselbery and Holly Near, a salsa version featuring members of Cocomama and the orginal version by Maxine. A powerful spoken word piece ...

a day most swell is powerhouse, 25-song, digital-only collection of women's music and folk music generously donated to support the medical bills of Goldenrod's Susan Frazier. Featuring songs by ALL these great artists!!! Barbara Higbie BETTY Cheryl Wheeler Chris Pureka Cris Williamson Dar Williams Ellis Ellis Paul Ember Swift God-des and She Holly Near Jamie Anderson Janis Ian Krista Detor Laura Love Melissa Ferrick Natalia Zukerman Nedra Johnson Nervous but Excited Pat Donahue Sarah Bettens Suede Toshi Reagon Tret Fure

This Robert Wilson production, for which Bernice Johnson Reagon created the  libretto and music, premeired at the  Rhur Trienalle Festival in Germany.  Inspired by the 19th century Gustav  Flaubert, Reagan's score drew upon her  intimate and long term study and  performance of 18th and 20th century  African American music. The show has ...