I took this idea from one of my music heroines, the Australian trumpet player Nadje Noordhuis.
This index has the purpose to incentivize inclusion of women and non-binary instrumentalist in the jazz community, as the effects of the historical exclusion from the narrative of jazz are unfortunately ongoing. As Nadje mentiones in her website, this is by no means anything remotely close to a comprehensive list. This is just who I thought of off the top of my head because I’ve probably played a gig with them. There are literally thousands of us around the world, but are generally not as visible as jazzmen.

Scroll down to find resources and opportunities for women and non-binary individuals in music!

OTHER INSTRUMENTS

LEONOR FALCON - VIOLIN

MAEVE GILCHRIST - HARP

BRANDEE YOUNGER - HARP

ANAT COHEN - CLARINET

MEG OKURA - VIOLIN

LAUREN BABA - VIOLIN & VIOLA

SARA CASWELL - VIOLIN

JENNY SCHEINMAN - VIOLIN

REGINA CARTER - VIOLIN

JANELLE REICHMAN - CLARINET

NICOLE MITCHELL - FLUTE

JAMIE BAUM - FLUTE

SASHA BERLINER - VIBRAPHONE

PATRICIA BRENNAN - VIBRAPHONE

JEN MARTINEZ - VIBRAPHONE

YUHAN SU - VIBRAPHONE

TANYA KALMANOVITCH - VIOLA

CHIEN CHIEN LU - VIBRAPHONE

ADRIENNE McKAY - ORGAN

AKIKO TSURUGA - ORGAN

MARY KNAPP - ACCORDION

ELSA NILSSON - FLUTE

JESS TSANG - PERCUSSION

Mentorship Programs

She is the Music Mentorship program

Opportunities / Grants / Awards / Resources

Organizations not exclusively for women but worth knowing :)