Gloria Bosman in 2022. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images March 24, 2023 Gloria Bosman: a personal reflection on the loss of a South African jazz great Nomfundo Xaluva, University of Cape Town If you ever found yourself in the same room with Gloria Bosman, you were in for a lesson of a lifetime.
Bosman won numerous awards, including the Standard Bank Young Artist award and two South African Music Awards. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images/Getty Images March 19, 2023 Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist, she was a guiding light Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Her passing shocked the nation and drew praise for her unique vocal powers and musical mentorship.
Some musicians believe certain instruments, such as the trumpet, are more ‘masculine’. Alenavlad/shutrerstock June 25, 2017 Why is there so little space for women in jazz music? Cat Hope, Monash University Women are disturbingly under-represented in Australian jazz, with relatively few female composers and instrumentalists. What’s holding them back? And what can be done about it?