The Defining Women of Jazz

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The Defining Women of Jazz is a selection of portraits from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress, which captures Jazz culture in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. Women of color and immigrants who contributed to the Golden Age of Jazz didn’t just play jazz. They defined it, with a legacy that still swings.

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Women jazz musicians--1940-1950 Portrait photographs--1940-1950 Jazz musicians--1930-1950 Double bassists--1940-1950 Women jazz musicians--1930-1940

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