Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and singer-songwriter Amahla weigh on the findings which include scepticism about women’s musical ability and pregnancy prejudice
Women in the UK jazz scene face discrimination and sexual harassment according to a new report, from requests to “sex up” their album covers to tokenism, maternal discrimination and scepticism about their musical capabilities.
Keychanges at Cheltenham jazz festival, compiled by Dr Sarah Raine, presents findings from interviews with 10 anonymised female jazz musicians of a “notable level of success” who performed at the event in 2019.
