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Women Behind the Kit
In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sparked a fiery debate in the jazz music magazine Down Beat when she declared that women could "sit in any jam session and hold their own." More than 60 years later, Soundcheck asks teacher and jazz writer Will Layman how Smith's statement would be received today. And, two jazz drummers share their experience: Sherrie Maricle, leader of the all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and Cindy Blackman, namesake of the Cindy Blackman Project.
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