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background-color: #1EA9C3" > <h1 class="exhibition-hero__text" style=" color: #ffffff; background-color: #1EA9C3" > <span>Rhythm Is My Business: Women Who Shaped Jazz</span> </h1> </div> <div class="exhibition-hero__location-info"> <div class="location-info"> <div class="location-info__date" > Through June 13, 2025 </div> <div class="location-info__address" id="location-info--the-new-york-public-library-for-the-performing-arts" > The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts </div> <div class="location-info__room" > Shelby Cullom Davis Museum, Plaza Corridor Gallery </div> <a class="location-info__directions" aria-describedby="location-info--the-new-york-public-library-for-the-performing-arts" href="/locations/lpa" > Plan Your Visit <svg class="location-info__directions__icon location-info__directions__icon--right" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/nypl_emulsify/dist/img/sprite/sprite.svg?v=1743424166#arrow-xsmall"></use> </svg> </a> <div class="location-info__accessibility"> 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width="480" height="613" class="image" src="/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_width_480/public/2024-12/Rhythm%20Is%20My%20Business%20Melba%20Liston_0.jpg?itok=dtrZqW9O" alt="Black and white photo of a woman sitting with her trombone." /> <figcaption class="figure__caption"> <div class="caption"> Melba Liston with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band and Quincy Jones (back left), 1956. </div> <div class="credit-line"> <p>Music and Recorded Sound Division.</p> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="text" > <p>Throughout the history of jazz, women have made significant if overlooked contributions to the genre. While some renowned figures like Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald gained fame as singers—a role sometimes dismissed as mere entertainment—the achievements of female jazz musicians as instrumentalists, bandleaders, composers, and arrangers has often gone unrecognized.</p> <p>Traditionally, men were seen as the composers, bandleaders, and instrumentalists, while women were expected to embody traditional femininity through their performances, largely as singers. Women who played instruments, particularly those traditionally considered masculine, such as drums, trombones, saxophones, and basses, were often viewed as novelties. This exhibition at the Library for the Performing Arts highlights the women artists and the extraordinary achievements they contributed to jazz.</p> <p>The narrative of jazz history has frequently centered on the accomplishments of “great musical men,” overshadowing the contributions of many remarkable women. This exhibition sheds light on these extraordinary women, showcasing the diverse talents and groundbreaking work of female musicians through photographs, posters, video, audio, and other archival items in the collection of The New York Public Library’s Music and Recorded Sound Division.</p> </div> <span class="text-with-image-clear"></span> </div> <div class="text-with-image"> <h2 class="heading" > </h2> <div class="text" > <p dir="ltr"><strong>Hear directly from the curators of</strong> the exhibition with our free audio guide for <em>Rhythm Is My Business</em>, accessible on site or from anywhere on your mobile device.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/lv4iud64" rel="nofollow">Listen to the audio guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app</a>. <em>Bloomberg Connects is a third-party mobile app not owned or operated by NYPL. 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