Joan Cartwright

Joan Cartwright is really a versatile person with considerable skill in and beyond jazz like a performer, educator, and maker. Born in NEW YORK, Joan researched piano and dance and includes a bachelor of arts in marketing communications and music along with a master’s level in marketing communications. After learning ballet and contemporary dance with Bernice Johnson, she trained children’s dance at community centers in Philadelphia, Tampa, Deerfield Seaside, and SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. Being a jazz performer, she made an appearance on the Blue Take note in 1980 and 1981 in N.Con.C. After shifting to Florida, Cartwright made an appearance at different jazz venues for the reason that condition, including Erny’s in Delray Seaside and O’Hara’s in Fort Lauderdale. From 1990 to 1999, Cartwright became deeper involved than ever before in jazz and non-jazz actions in Florida and European countries. She co-produced and co-hosted the city based talk present Let’s Get Significant for WLRN-CH 36/37 in Miami. In 1998, she created and spearheaded the very first annual Gaiafest Women’s Jazz Celebration in Fort Lauderdale offering Dakota Staton as well as other females jazz performers. During her illustriously lengthy career, Cartwright provides performed numerous best jazz performers including Sam Streams, Dorothy Donegan, Cecil McBee, and Freddie Hubbard. Her structure “Sweet Come back” may be the title of the 1983 Freddie Hubbard documenting for Atlantic Information. Released in 1998, her initial solo record (Feelin’ Great) was lower in Sicily using a talented band of Italian music artists. In 1999, she also documented Italian Balladuer for Philology with Italian post-bop saxophonist Gianni Basso. IN-MAY of 1999, in special event of Duke Ellington’s centennial, Cartwright come up with an application of Ellington’s music and got it on tour throughout Italy. In 1999, a active and productive season, Cartwright made an appearance on the 4th Root base Celebration in the Western world African nation of Gambia. Enormously gifted having the ability to spread the gospel of jazz via the class and the efficiency stage, Joan Cartwright has turned into a beneficial jazz asset.