On this week’s episode of Visions, I bring in the month of March, and Women’s History Month, with an episode of all women jazz artists. I include women on every show, and I make sure the women I include aren’t just vocalists. That’s a common stereotype about women in jazz, that they’re just singers. But there are incredible instrumentalists, composers, arrangers, and vocalists alike who are just as important as their male counterparts within the jazz canon.

You hear from Detroit’s Marion Hayden, Gayelynn McKinney, Geri Allen and Alice Coltrane. I include two all-female groups Artemis and Alliance. I also play some of the greats from past and present: Mary Lou Williams, Sarah Vaughn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Ingrid Jensen, Amina Claudine Myers, Regina Carter, and more.

I hope this episode is a mix of those familiar to you and some new music discovery. Happy listening!

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for Mar. 2, 2026

• “Amsterdam After Dark (feat. George Coleman)” – Ingrid Jensen
• “Higher Ground” – Regina Carter*
• “All Blues” – Mary Lou Williams
• “Mismatch” – Yvonne Rogers
• “Perhaps” – Marion Hayden*
• “Ladies Day” – Bobbi Humphrey
• “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” – Sarah Vaughn
• “Pisces” – Geri Allen* & The Mary Lou Williams Collective
• “Little Jump” – Terri Lyne Carrington
• “Jo Jar” – Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid & Mike Reed
• “Blues Melba” – Melba Liston
• “The Very Thing (feat. esperanza spalding & Tony Malaby)” – Kris Davis
• “Jaya Jaya Rama” – Alice Coltrane*
• “Conjure Man” – Gayelynn McKinney*
• “Louisville” – Amina Claudine Myers Trio
• “Linger (feat. Sharel Cassity & Colleen Clark)” – Alliance
• “Violets for Your Furs” – Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims
• “What the World Needs Now is Love” – Artemis

* indicates Detroit artists

This week on Visions, I dive into the incredible music I heard this weekend in New York City during Winter Jazzfest and beyond.

I had the privilege of hearing Kris Davis, who invited me to her show at the Jazz Gallery, Patricia Brennan, Tomas Fujiwara, Caroline Davis, who played at Birdland with Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom, Larry Grenadier, and Miles Okazaki.

I wanted to check out The Hemphill Stringtet, Luke Stewart’s Silt Trio, James Brandon Lewis, Lex Korten, Lakecia Benjamin, Amir ElSaffar, and Endea Owens during Winter Jazzfest but you can’t be everywhere at once! In lieu of hearing them live, I included them in this episode.

Lastly, I discovered a couple artists during my time in the city. Sasha Berliner played a set during the festival and I’m now a fan. Then I had the privilege of meeting and connecting with Dominique Eade after a set and I immediately listened to her music when I got the chance.

I wish I could transport you to the venues I went to, but hearing these artists on Visions will have to do. Happy listening!

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for Jan. 12, 2026

• “Feel Good” – Endea Owens
• “Five Spots to Caravan” – James Brandon Lewis
• “Zenith (feat. David Adewumi, Rico Jones, Jongkuk Kim & Taylor Eigsti)” – Sasha Berliner
• “Mobilize” – Tomas Fujiwara
• “Chain Gang (feat. Daniel Carter & Chad Taylor)” – Luke Stewart & Silt Remembrance Ensemble
• “Brilliant Corners” – Miles Okazaki
• “Bolivia” – Cedar Walton
• “Pettiford” – Larry Grenadier
• “Knotweed (feat. Johnathan Blake & Robert Hurst)” – Kris Davis Trio
• “Basquiat” – Lakecia Benjamin
• “The Blues in E Half-Flat” – Amir ElSaffar
• “Choo Choo” – The Hemphill Stringtet
• “Something Cool” – Dominique Eade
• “City Flora (feat. Nicole Mitchell & Nappy Nina)” – Caroline Davis
• “Antila” – Patricia Brennan
• “A Sunshower Vignette” – Lex Korten