Jazz Lover! Jazz at the Ironwood - Celebrating Women Jazz Composers and Arrangers

🎷🎺 An afternoon of special jazz awaits, Jazz Lover! 🎷

CELEBRATING WOMEN JAZZ COMPOSERS AND ARRANGERS
Join us for an afternoon of exceptional jazz celebrating 🎉the groundbreaking female composers and arrangers who have shaped the landscape of jazz music 🎶throughout history.
This special concert showcases brilliant arrangements and compositions by legendary women in jazz, including:
- Maria Schneider - Multiple Grammy-winning composer known for her lush orchestral compositions
- Mary Lou Williams - Pioneering pianist, composer and arranger for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman
- Toshiko Akiyoshi - NEA Jazz Master and innovative big band leader/composer
- Bria Skonberg - Award-winning trumpeter and composer blending traditional and modern jazz
- Anita Kerr - Grammy-winning multi-genre arranger with over 50 recordings
- Michele Fernandez - Contemporary composer known for vibrant Latin jazz fusion
- Ella Fitzgerald - The incomparable "First Lady of Song" whose composition “A Tisket a Tasket” captivated generations
Immerse yourself in the rich musical heritage these women created while enjoying the warm atmosphere of the Ironwood Stage and Grill. Make it a complete afternoon with lunch and/or drinks😜.
Jazz Lover, celebrate International Women's Day with the timeless sounds of jazz's most influential female voices. Reserve your table today!

FOX BIG BAND under the direction of Brandon Oberhamer, enjoys a growing audience in Calgary, performing at the Ironwood Stage and Grill and other venues. The band recently performed a sold out show in collaboration with JazzYYC with trumpet/vocal sensation Benny Benack III and has recorded a live CD of that show to be released this summer. The Band’s repertoire explores a variety of different musical styles in blues, Latin jazz, rock, funk, bebop, fusion and contemporary music, all arranged in modern big band orchestration. With 13 horns, a full rhythm section and the occasional vocalist and guest artist, the band impresses with the dynamic power of a big band—it can roar like the big band it is - or can quietly purr on a gentle ballad as well.

The band’s musicians include some of Calgary’s finest jazz musicians, featuring a lot of jazz solo work, along with some nifty ensemble playing. The band’s music ranges through well-known artists such as Pat Metheny, and Phil Collins, contemporary big bands such as Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and great classic big bands such as Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington and countless others. Some recent performances have featured the music of Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, pat Metheny, Count Basie, Buddy Rich and Miles Davis.

FOX BIG BAND was formed in the 1980s by Doug Fox, a Calgary trumpeter and bass player and jazz arranger.