The Grammy Foundation Celebrates Pioneering Women In Music

LOS ANGELES (Recording Academy) - Mavericks in Music: Celebrating the Contributions of Trailblazing Women The GRAMMY Foundation will present a private screening of highlights from the extraordinary, groundbreaking contributions of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, and Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears - female bandleaders and musicians of the mid-1900s whose trailblazing efforts, which were previously have gone nearly unrecognized, paved the way for generations of women who aspired to perform as professional musicians.

Performances by two-time GRAMMY Award winner and Concord recording artist Diane Schurr; renowned gospel singer and multi-GRAMMY winner Pastor Shirley Caesar; GRAMMY nominee and Concord recording artist Monica Mancini; contemporary jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair, and the Montclair Women's Big Band. Also in attendance will be Recording Academy President Neil Portnow; legendary radio personality and philanthropist Mary Pattiz; GRAMMY Foundation Board member and de Passe Entertainment Chairman/CEO Suzanne de Passe; GRAMMY Foundation Board member and Recording Academy secretary/treasurer Leslie Ann Jones; GRAMMY Foundation Board member and BMI Consultant Frances Preston; and other distinguished guests.

WHERE: UCLA's Freud Playhouse at Macgowan Hall
UCLA Campus; Westwood, Calif.
(Entrance on east side of campus at Wyton Drive)

WHEN: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
6:45 p.m. Media Check-in
7:30 p.m. Guest Speakers, Performances and Screening; Reception to follow

A vast number of music performances and other music-related content have been documented on film and video. To address the deteriorating condition of many of these historic materials, each year the GRAMMY Foundation partners with archives, artists, foundations and others with significant collections to identify at-risk media requiring restoration as part of its Music On Film initiative. Past projects have included preservation of works featuring Woody Guthrie, Leonard Bernstein, Lena Horne, Mahalia Jackson and Leontyne Price. The restored footage is then made immediately accessible at a GRAMMY Week screening often featuring related live performances and speakers. The screenings serve to introduce or re-introduce works from these major contributors to American music.