Diva Joan Cartwright's 2008 Calendar
Wednesday, Jan 30 2008 5:00P - Women in Jazz Lecture at FIU @ FLORIDA INTL UNIVERSITY
Friday, Mar 28 2008
2:00P - Women in Jazz Workshop @ York College/CUNY
7:00P - Women in Jazz Concert/Lecture at York College/CUNY
Saturday, Apr 5 2008 1:00P - International Women in Jazz Festival - St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Ave, NYC
- JOAN'S BOOK AND CDTALKIN' THAT JAZZ - The Video with Diva JCBIOGRAPHY
On October 1, 2007, I started as the Music Teacher for 8th graders at a charter school in Fort Lauderdale. Though the kids are challenging, in 6 weeks, I've moved them from Music Theory to creating Music Videos, which we are all having lots of fun with.
In addition to teaching, I'm writing concert reviews for the Broward Times . Click this photo of me with B.B. King for interviews and reviews I've done, to date.
You'll see my reviews of Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, Natalie Cole, Macy Gray, Mary J Blige, B.B. King and Al Green. Also, see photos of Captain Barrington Irving, the youngest pilot and first African American to fly solo around the world!
In 2006, back in the States, after a whirlwind adventure in China and Japan, I moved from Atlanta back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, back to sea, sand and sunshine eternal. Click here for updates!
THIS WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! SEE STORY AND PHOTOS AT MY TRAVEL JOURNAL!
Read the first chapter of IN PURSUIT OF A MELODY , Joan Cartwright's new book and, if you think ya wanna make a movie of her life as a jazz, blues and hip hop writer, composer and songstress, don't hesitate to send her a message or email her at [email protected] Joan even has the music for the SOUNDTRACK.
The book contains 40 original songs!!!
VIEW JOAN'S TRAVEL JOURNAL for stories and photos of her Asian tour in China and Japan. Get details of video of Joan Cartwright's lyrics to Kenny Dorham's BLUE BOSSA with Kuni Mikami's We Three Trio in Tokyo.
SEE ALL OF DIVA JC'S VIDEOS
***NEWS***
KUNI MIKAMI invited JOAN CARTWRIGHT to perform with his Trio in Tokyo, Japan, at GEINOU KADENSHA on 9/19/06 (Tue.), in Nishi Shinjuku - Japanese Website for Geinou Kadensha
NOTE: Kuni Mikami accompanied Diva JC in one of two of her appearances at the BLUE NOTE, in New York City, in 1982.
Diva Joan Cartwright
has dazzled audiences in the world of jazz and blues for 30 years. She is an author, composer and dynamic performer. Presently, she is touring Asia, where she has performed at CJW Clubs in Shanghai and Broadies Tavern in Tianjin, bringing her own style of swingin' blues and jazz. SEE FULL BIO
From Sept 13 to Oct 12, 2006, Joan visited Japan to check out the Jazz Scene in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. Her first outing was to see Chris McBride's quartet at Tokyo's Cotton Club. Wow! what dynamic music!
Christian McBride with Diva JC
at Tokyo's COTTON CLUB
Now, sometimes you run into an artist that really inspires you and this is on of my friends on myspace.com who has done just that!
Jose James
VIEW MY TRAVEL JOURNAL for stories and photos of my Asian tour in China, Japan and more. . .
Her first recorded composition is SWEET RETURN, in 1983, on Atlantic Records, featuring Freddie Hubbard and the Kool Jazz All-Stars. In 1995, she recorded her debut CD, Feelin' Good, in Catania, Sicily, with the Giovanni Mazzarino Quartet. This recording contains four originals, NOBODY'S HUSBAND, NO LOVE, DREAMIN' and LONELIBLUE.From 2003 to 2006, she performed, in Atlanta, with Caustic Dames and recorded a compilation of Spoken Work, Hip Hop and Jazz, entitled, ATLANTA HAS SPOKEN! including her composition, TALKIN' THAT JAZZ!Joan toured eight European countries and has performed in Mexico, Brazil, Johannesburg, Ghana and China.
Portrait of Diva JC by Tao Ying Ming, CJW Club, Shanghai, July 2006
SEE JOAN'S FAVORITE PHOTOS
She toured Japan from September 13 - October 12, where she graced stages for one month, after performing in China for four months.Check Joan's websites:
- www.divajc.comwww.joancartwright.com Read the first chapter of Joan's Book, IN PURSUIT OF A MELODY PRINT JOAN'S BROCHURE - PAGE 1 PRINT JOAN'S BROCHURE - PAGE 2 VIEW MY TRAVEL JOURNAL for stories and photos of my Asian tour in China, Japan and more. . .
VIEW and RATE
my videos, especially,
FUNKY MONKEY I, II and III
FUNKY MONKEYS
Batik by Kana (at age 9)
See Diva JC with Kana's dad,
Patrick, at his school in Tokyo
Tokyo International School (TIS)
SEE MY LINKS TO JAZZMEN AND WOMEN IN JAZZ under MISC. on the website of JERRYJAZZMUSICIAN and thanks, Jerry, for the link! I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4