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Oct 13, 2011
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The Girls in the Band (2011)

THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.

Category

Documentary History

Country

United States of America

Companies

Clora Bryant

Geri Allen

Herbie Hancock

Patrice Rushen

Esperanza Spalding

Peter O'Brien

Tammy L. Kernodle

Self - Music Historian

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