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SUMMARY:Jazz Room Presents: Women in Jazz | Sharel Cassity’s Alliance
LOCATION:Stage Door Theater
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated saxophonist Sharel Cassity brings her all-female ens
 emble\, Sharel Cassity's Alliance\, to the JAZZ ROOM for a special Women I
 n Jazz edition in celebration of Women's History Month. A DownBeat "Rising
  Star" known for her commanding alto sound and fearless artistry\, Cassity
  leads a powerhouse group performing original music with vision and vitali
 ty. Expect an inspiring evening that highlights the brilliance\, creativit
 y\, and impact of women in jazz.\n\nSaxophonist\, Flutist\, and Educator S
 harel Cassity is prominent on the New York and Chicago jazz scenes. Voted 
 the 2023 "Rising Star Alto Saxophone" and having a cover feature in Downbe
 at Magazine\, Sharel has appeared on the Today Show\, Good Morning America
 \, and The Colbert Show\; she is in the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and is 
 a recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award.\n\nSharel has worked 
 with Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Jennifer Hudson\, Top 40 hit singer
 -songwriter Natalie Merchant\, Aretha Franklin\, Vanessa Williams\, Trisha
  Yearwood\, Ruben Blades\, & DJ Logic\, among others. An avid jazz artist
 \, Sharel has performed with NEA Jazz Masters Herbie Hancock\, Wynton Mars
 alis\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Jimmy Heath\, and Gary Bartz\; she has also a
 ppeared as a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. As a ban
 dleader\, Sharel's five albums as a leader have received top-rated reviews
  in publications like the Chicago Tribune\, New York Times\, JazzTimes\, J
 azziz\, American Indian News\, & earned cover stories in Saxophone Journal
  and Downbeat Magazine. Cassity's collaborations have led her to co-lead r
 ecent releases by groups Altoizm\, Precarious Towers\, and her upcoming 20
 24 female collaboration\, Alliance.\n\nAn advocate for Jazz Education\, Ca
 ssity established the non-profit educational program "Jazz Up!" which brin
 gs jazz professionals to students in the suburbs who cannot go to hear liv
 e Jazz or play in combo settings. Cassity is a jazz professor in the Chica
 go area at DePaul University & Elgin Community College.\n\nBoletos: https:
 //www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/jazz-room-presents-women-in-jazz-sh
 arel-cassitys-alliance
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