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Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Collette Cooper, Mike Hanson

33 episodes

4 months ago

Musician and actor Collette Cooper delves into the rich history of female artists who helped develop Blues and Jazz - not just the vocalists like Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith but also the composers, band leaders and soloists. She speaks to broadcasters, writers and many of the up and coming artists on the UK Blues and Jazz scene today to find out what impact women have had and continue to have on this staple of popular culture.

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Musician and actor Collette Cooper delves into the rich history of female artists who helped develop Blues and Jazz - not just the vocalists like Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith but also the composers, band leaders and soloists. She speaks to broadcasters, writers and many of the up and coming artists on the UK Blues and Jazz scene today to find out what impact women have had and continue to have on this staple of popular culture.

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Episodes (20/33)

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Mike Flynn of Jazzwise

In this seasonable one off special, Collette is back behind the mic to chat to musician and editor of Jazzwise, Mike Flynn, about the music scenes out of London, the current state of music journalism, and his own musical career.

Find out more about Mike on Instagram @mikeflynnbass or his website

Check out Kromanti Rum here

Get the latest from Collette here

and on Instagram:

@collettecooper

See the video to her lsingle Lost Soul

Listen to Collette on Spotify including her new album Darkside Of Christmas

Theme music 'Lost Soul' written by Collette Cooper and performed by Sam Taylor

Please help support Nordoff Robbins:

https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Produced by Pod People Productions

Art work by Jaijo

2 years ago

56 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest host Hannah Horton with Kim Cypher

This week saxophonist Hannah Horton sits in for Collette and chats to fellow saxophonist, Kim Cypher about their shared loved of sax and what it's like being a female instrumentalist on the London Jazz scene today.

For info on Hannah go to hannahhorton.com or Kim go to kimcypher.com

Instagram @hannahhortonsax and @kimsycphersax

Get the latest from Collette here

and on Instagram:

@collettecooper

Twitter:
@collettecooper

See the video to her latest single Lost Soul

Listen to Collette on Spotify

Or buy her album ‘Lost’, all proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins:

Theme music 'Lost Soul' written by Collette Cooper and performed by Sam Taylor

Produced by Pod People Productions

3 years ago

40 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest Hosts Fiona Ross and Esther Bennett

As Collette continues with her one woman play about Janis Joplin, musician and journalist Fiona Ross and singer, Esther Bennett sit in to talk about their organisation Women in Jazz Media

All the music and artists featured in Sisters in the Shadow can be found on the Influences and Guests: Sisters in the Shadows Spotify playlist

Get the latest from Collette here

and on Instagram:

@collettecooper

See the video to her latest single Lost Soul

Listen to Collette on Spotify

Or buy her album ‘Lost’, all proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins:

Theme music 'Lost Soul' written by Collette Cooper and performed by Sam Taylor

Produced by Pod People Productions

Art work by Jaijo

3 years ago

48 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Georgia Mancio and Betty Carter

Find out more about Georgia for gigs and music here and follow her on Twitter on @GeorgiaMancio and Instagram @georgiamancio

All the music and artists featured in Sisters in the Shadow can be found on the Influences and Guests: Sisters in the Shadows Spotify playlist

Get the latest from Collette here

and on Instagram:

@collettecooper

See the video to her latest single Lost Soul

Listen to Collette on Spotify

Or buy her album ‘Lost’, all proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins:

Theme music 'Lost Soul' written by Collette Cooper and performed by Sam Taylor

Produced by Pod People Productions

Art work by Jaijo

3 years ago

57 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Aruba Red and Erykah Badu

Collette is back for a short series, and in this episode chats to singer Aruba Red about her album Live at St Pancras Old Church and profiles the Queen of Neo Soul, Erykah Badu.

Find out more about Aruba here

All the music and artists featured in Sisters in the Shadow can be found on the Influences and Guests: Sisters in the Shadows Spotify playlist

Get the latest from Collette here

and on Instagram:

@collettecooper

See the video to her latest single Lost Soul

Listen to Collette on Spotify

Or buy her album ‘Lost’, all proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins:

Theme music 'Lost Soul' written by Collette Cooper and performed by Sam Taylor

Produced by Pod People Productions

Art work by Jaijo

4 years ago

51 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest Host Andy Davies and Jas Kayser

Andy sits in for Collette again and talks to one of his favourite drummers, Jas Kayser and profiles one of her influences, Terri Lyne Carrington

4 years ago

30 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest Host Andy Davies and Daisy George

Trumpet star Andy Davies sits in for Collette and chats to the jazz bassist, Daisy George and profiles Esperanza Spalding.

4 years ago

31 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Jo Harrop and Esther Bennett

Guest host Jo Harrop talks to jazz vocalist Esther Bennett about her new EP and profiles the singer Randy Crawford.

4 years ago

35 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest Host Jo Harrop

The talented Jo Harrop sits in for Collette and talks to pianist Wendy Kirkland and profiles the great Marian McPartland.

4 years ago

36 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Guest Host Cherise Adams-Burnett

Series three is presented by some of Collette's favourite artists to guest host whilst she rehearses for her one woman show, Janis: Tomorrow May Be My Last. First up is the award-winning Cherise Adams-Burnett, talking to guitarist Sonia Konate and profiling jazz great, Emily Remler.

4 years ago

38 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Fiona Ross and Aretha Franklin (again)

In the last of this series, Collette talks to the multi-award winning vocalists, composer, pianist and journalist, Fiona Ross, and looks at the impact Aretha's music has had on TV, Film and Soundtracks.

4 years ago

53 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Nina Simone

This week Collette speaks with the vocalist, composer and cellist about her latest music and that time she played the Royal Albert Hall and profiles the formidable Nina Simone.

4 years ago

46 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Paul Pace and Annie Ross

This week Collette chews the jazz fat with singer and promoter Paul Pace and profiles 'vocalese' pioneer, Annie Ross.

4 years ago

31 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

The Piano Bar Soho

Collette pops by one of her favourite venues, the Piano Bar Soho (virtually, of course) and talks to some of the mainstays there whom she's performed with many times, including when she open their Saturday nights: Nathan Britton, Tashomi Balfour, Andy Davies, and the proprietor, George Hudson.

4 years ago

45 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Lily Carassik and Clora Bryant

Collette talks to one of today's great female trumpet players who has won praise from Quincey Jones himself and profiles on of the trail blazers for female jazz musicians, Clora Bryant.

4 years ago

30 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Soweto Kinch and Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The multi talented artists joins Collette to talk about his album the Black Peril, based on the race riots of 1919, modern day politics, and being a maverick in the music world. The also discuss the array of talented female musicians on the jazz scene today and Collette profiles one or her heroes, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

4 years ago

36 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Clement Regert and Elis Regina

The uber-cool French guitarist and leader of Wild Card talks about the female vocalists like Lulu who often join them, how Elis Regina inspired him to play jazz guitar and how he tries to sneak the odd Slash riff into his solos.

4 years ago

39 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Rikette Genesis and Sarah Vaughan

Collette kicks off Series Two with a chat with one of the best singers on the London jazz scene, Rikette Genesis, and dedicates the show to the Divine One, Sarah Vaughan.

4 years ago

36 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

The Icons of Series One

Collette reflects on some of the female Icons like Ella, Bessie and Billie who were praised by many of her guests in Series One including Cherise Adams-Burnett, Sammy Stein, Zoe Gilby and more.

4 years ago

38 minutes

Sisters in the Shadow - Women in Blues and Jazz

Lana-May Hodge and Janis Joplin

Collette wraps up Series One bonding over Janis Joplin with the talented saxophonist, clarinettist, and co founder of the all-female swing band, Rhythm Sisters, Lana-May.

4 years ago

28 minutes