![]() ![]() Soon the band was ready and well equipped with charts by many top arrangers, such as Kay himself, Tommy Newsom, Johnny Mandel and many more. ![]() Stanley’s credentials as a serious percussionist, manager, composer and arranger were well known, so it spoke volumes of how isolated women jazz musicians were that he asked if Maricle thought she could find enough women players as good as her to compose such a band. After establishing herself in New York’s jazz community, she received encouragement from Stanley Kay, the former manager of, and substitute drummer for the Buddy Rich big band, to form an all-women big band, because he liked the way she played. ![]() Her budding talent landed her steady gigs with Slam Stewart, and later studies with Mel Lewis and Jeff Hamilton capped her career preparation. As a young girl, seeing Buddy Rich perform live convinced her to switch from clarinet to drums. The leader, Sherrie Maricle has strong roots in jazz. Perhaps the longest serving of these are pianist Tomoko Ohno and bassist Noriko Ueda, both originally from Japan. It is usually an all-woman aggregation that will soon celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, and they have frequently included musicians from other countries. Thanks to the club’s streaming service, it was visible worldwide. In mid-March, big band fans had the treat of enjoying the DIVA Jazz Orchestra’s extended play at New York City’s Dizzy’s Club.
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