High School and Public Library Edition version……..$95.00*

University/College Edition (including libraries)…..$295.00*

(with added Thumb Drive containing extensive research materials)

*plus shipping and handling fees
(To purchase multiple units, contact us for special pricing)

The award-winning documentary film THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, history-making journeys from the late 30s to the present day. The many first-hand accounts of the challenges faced by these talented women provide a glimpse into decades of racism and sexism that have existed in America.

They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kowtowed to the club owners and smiled at the customers…and they did it all just to play the music they loved. In the thirties and forties, hundreds of women musicians toured the country in glamorous All-Girl Bands, while others played side by side with their male counterparts. Yet, by the mid-fifties, female jazz musicians had literally disappeared from the workplace, their names and their contributions to music completely forgotten. Today, there is a new breed of gifted young women taking their rightful place in the world of jazz, which can no longer deny their talents.

The film has been of great interest to the general public and has garnered multiple awards and terrific reviews (including a Critics’ Pick from The New York Times).  Now THE GIRLS IN THE BAND is available in an educational version designed for use in college and high school classes, libraries, afterschool programs, youth groups, festivals, and community events.