Highlighting the significant yet underrepresented role of African American women in the history of jazz music, Davenport’s Figge Art History opens its celebration of Black History month with the February 1 presentation The Women that “Swung” the Band: Little-Known African American Women Musicians & Composers, a program hosted in collaboration with Azubuike African American Council for the Arts, and designed to increase cultural awareness and appreciation of contributions during the Jazz Age, from art and history to music.
