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Photo Gallery: 2025 Women of Jazz Collection

WBGO | By Jonathan Chimene,
Doug Doyle
Published March 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM EDT
Melissa Aldana, Village Vanguard, March 2025
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Melissa Aldana, Village Vanguard, March 2025
Jonathan Chimene
Dee Dee Bridgewater, at JALC, Celebrating the life of Roy Haynes, as part of Unity Festival
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Dee Dee Bridgewater, at JALC, Celebrating the life of Roy Haynes, as part of Unity Festival
Jonathan Chimene
Helen Sung, leading her Big Band, at JALC in January 2025, as part of the Unity Festival
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Helen Sung, leading her Big Band, at JALC in January 2025, as part of the Unity Festival
Jonathan Chimene
Jean Baylor, co-leading the Baylor Project at City Winery as part of WJF
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Jean Baylor, co-leading the Baylor Project at City Winery as part of WJF
Jonathan Chimene
Rachael & Vilray, as part of the Unity Festival in January 2025
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Rachael & Vilray, as part of the Unity Festival in January 2025
Jonathan Chimene
Claudia Acuña, Terraza 7, in Queens, in March 2025
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Claudia Acuña, Terraza 7, in Queens, in March 2025
Jonathan Chimene
Jenny Scheinman, at City Winery as part of WJF
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Jenny Scheinman, at City Winery as part of WJF
Jonathan Chimene
Dabin Ryu, Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn, in January 2025
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Dabin Ryu, Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn, in January 2025
Jonathan Chimene
Nicole Mitchell at the Jazz Gallery in January 2025, part of a Showcase presented by Fully Altered Media
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Nicole Mitchell at the Jazz Gallery in January 2025, part of a Showcase presented by Fully Altered Media
Jonathan Chimene
Nicole Glover, at JALC, as part of the Unity Festival
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Nicole Glover, at JALC, as part of the Unity Festival
Jonathan Chimene
Fay Victor at at the Jazz Gallery in January, part of a Showcase presented by Fully Altered Media
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Fay Victor at at the Jazz Gallery in January, part of a Showcase presented by Fully Altered Media

Jonathan Chimene
Nicole Zuraitis performs a private concert in NYC for a WBGO auction winner and friends in February 2025
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Nicole Zuraitis performs a private concert in NYC for a WBGO auction winner and friends in February 2025
Doug Doyle

In honor of Women's History Month, photographer Jonathan Chimene presents his photos of "Women in Jazz" over the past few months in 2025.

Chimene, who is also WBGO's CFO, has been attending jazz concerts and festivals for several decades, exploring his love of photography. You can find his amazing photos all over the WBGO website.

NOTE:

The photo of two-time Grammy Award winner Nicole Zuraitis was taken by Doug Doyle in February of this year. Zuraitis put on a spectacular private concert in NYC for a WBGO auction winner.
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Music Women in JazzDee Dee BridgewaterMelissa AldanaRachael & VilrayJean BaylorNicole ZuraitisHelen SungJonathan Chimene
Jonathan Chimene
Long time music lover and WBGO listener, Jonathan proudly joined the WBGO team in Mid 2018.  He is a former collegiate and tournament tennis player – with international experience both as a player and a coach. Jonathan is a published photographer, who enjoys checking out jazz clubs and festivals throughout the world, and is a life-long, die-hard New York Mets fan. Raised in Central NJ but  after a long stint in Chicago, he has resided in Brooklyn for the past two decades.
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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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