Black women in American bands & orchestras
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| 1981 |
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| Adams, Dolly (b. 1904) | piano, drummer |
| Allen, Geri A. (b. 1957) | jazz piano |
| Armstrong, Lil (b. 1902 d. 1971) | composer, lyricist |
| Ashby, Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (b. 1932 d. 1986) | harp, piano |
| Austin, Lovie (b. 1897 d. 1972) | piano |
| Banks, Jackie LaMonte Johnson (b. 1945) |
| Barrett, Sweet Emma [Emma] (b. 1897 d. 1983) | jazz piano, singer |
| Bazzle, Germaine (b. 1932) | double bass |
| Bernstein, Bethany Harper (b. 1944) | viola |
| Booker, Beryl (b. 1922 d. 1978) | piano, leader |
| Bown, Patti [Patricia Anne] (b. 1931) | piano, composer |
| Braddy, Pauline (b. 1922) | percussion, trumpeter |
| Brown, Joyce (b. 1920) | conductor, piano |
| Burton, Barbara J. (b. 1948) | timpani, percussion |
| Caesar, Lois Towles |
| Calloway, Blanche (b. 1902 d. 1978) | cast, singer |
| Carrington, Terri Lyne (b. 1965) | drums, percussion |
| Carter Hunt, Van [Vanzula] (b. 1909) | guitar, piano |
| Chapman, Dianne Hughes (b. 1942) | viola |
| Clark, Charlene K. (b. 1945) | violin, composer |
| Clarke, Mary Alice | piano |
| Cobb, Joyce Renee (b. 1945) | guitar |
| Cole, Frances Elaine (b. 1937) | harpsichord |
| Coleridge-Taylor, Avril Gwendolen (b. 1903) | conductor, composer |
| Collymore, Valerie (b. 1942) | violin |
| Coltrane, Alice McLeod (b. 1937) | harp, piano |
| Cook, Charlotte [Olivia] (b. 1913) | piano, organ |
| Cooke, Esther Louise (b. 1929) | trombone, trumpeter |
| Cumbo, Clarissa Burton (b. 1903) | concert manager |
| Davis, Bert Etta (b. 1923) | alto saxophone |
| Davis, Charlotte Anne (b. 1945) | violin |
| Davis, Ernestine (b. 1907) | trumpet |
| Davis, Perry [Margaret] (b. 1912) |
| Dial, Auzie Russell (b. 1900) | piano |
| Dixon, Akua [Patricia] (b. 1948) | cello |
| Dixon, Lucille (b. 1923) | string bass |
| Dodds, Elreta (b. 1957) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Donegan, Dorothy (b. 1924) | piano, organ |
| Douglas, Memphis Minnie [Minnie] (b. 1896 d. 1973) | guitar, vocals |
| Dudley, Margaret (b. 1949) | Fagott |
| Dukes, Laura (b. 1907) | banjo, ukelele |
| Francisco, Maurine Elise Moore (b. 1929 d. 1978) | violin |
| Freeman, L. Sharon (b. 1949) | jazz piano |
| Gardner, Julie [Juliette] (b. 1925) | accordeon, singer |
| Gary, Carlotta (b. 1940) | cello |
| Green, Harriette Patricia (b. 1952) | violin |
| Hampton, Gladys Riddle (b. 1914 d. 1971) |
| Harris, Margaret Rosezarian (b. 1943) | piano, conductor |
| Hemphill, Jessie Maie (b. 1932) | guitar |
| Hense, Marie (b. 1937) | violin |
| Hightower, Gail (b. 1946) | Fagott |
| Hobbs, Cecelia Ann (b. 1959) | violin |
| Hobson, Ann Stevens (b. 1943) | harp |
| Howell, Clarissa (b. 1955) | cello |
| Hughes, Gertrude (b. 1913) | trumpet |
| Humphfrey, Bobbi [Barbara Ann] (b. 1950) | flute |
| Johnson, Penelope (b. 1916 d. 1979) | violin |
| Jones, Ola Verine (b. 1949) | double bass |
| Kane, Beverly Jean (b. 1957) | viola |
| Kimball, Jeanette (b. 1908) | piano |
| Lee, Julia (b. 1902 d. 1958) | rhythm & blues singer, piano |
| Leon, Tania Justina (b. 1943 a. 1967) | composer, conductor |
| Lewis, Julia (b. 1878 d. 1908) | violin, composer |
| Liston, Melba (Doretta) (b. 1926) | trombone, arranger |
| Lucas, Marie (b. 1880 d. 1947) | bandleader, trombone |
| Lutcher, Nellie Rose (b. 1915) | jazz piano, piano |
| Martin, Gertrude (b. 1910 d. 1945) | violin |
| Medford, Sylvia (a. 1970) | violin |
| Mellon, Esther Lousie (b. 1950) | cello |
| Moorehead, Consuela Lee (b. 1926) | piano, composer |
| Murphy, Rose [Chee Chee] (b. 1913 d. 1989) | jazz piano, vocals |
| Myers, Amina Claudine (b. 1942) | organ, piano |
| Nickerson, Camille Lucie (b. 1888 d. 1982) | piano, organ |
| Nurullah, Shanta Sabriya Fermiye (b. 1950) | sitar, electric bass |
| Peebles-Meyers, Marjorie (b. 1915) |
| Pierce, Billie (b. 1907 d. 1974) | choreographer, piano |
| Pollard, Terry (Jean) (b. 1931) | bebop pianist, piano |
| Prattis Jennings, Patricia (b. 1941) | keyboard instrument maker |
| Punter, Melanie (b. 1952) | double bass |
| Ramey, Daralyn (b. 1952) | percussion |
| Ray, Carline (b. 1925) | string bass, vocals |
| Redd, Vi [Elvira] (b. 1928) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Roach, Maxine (b. 1950) | viola |
| Roberts, Kay George (b. 1950) | violin, conductor |
| Robinson, Janice (b. 1951) | trombone |
| Rushen, Patrice (Louise) (b. 1954) | electric piano, keyboard |
| Saunders, Ada (b. 1952) |
| Scott, Hazel (Dorothy) (b. 1920 d. 1981) | cast, piano |
| Scott, Shirley (b. 1934) | organ, violin |
| Seals, Gladys (a. 1979) | saxophone |
| Sebastian, Adele Stephanie (b. 1956) | flute |
| Shaw, Belinda Dianne (b. 1954) | double bass |
| Smith, Dorothy E. | violin |
| Smith, Edna Marilyn (b. 1924) | double bass |
| Smith, Linda Kay (b. 1949) | violin |
| Smith, Portia (b. 1950) | flute |
| Snow, Valaida (d. 1956) | cast, trumpet |
| Spiller, Isabelle Taliaferro (b. 1888 d. 1974) | saxophone, trumpeter |
| Story, Rosalyn Marie (b. 1950) | violin |
| Terry, Zela (b. 1957) | cello |
| Thomas, Norma [Normearleasa] (b. 1957) | cello |
| Toliver, Juanita Darlene (b. 1951) | viola |
| Upshaw, Patricia (b. 1951) |
| Weaver, Vivian LaVelle (b. 1918) | harp |
| Williams, Mary Lou (b. 1910 d. 1981) | arranger, cast |
| Winburn, Anna Mae Darden (b. 1913 a. 1937) | bandleader, guitar |
| Young, Evelyn Marie (b. 1928) | saxophone |