Twice named “Outstanding Female Vocalist” at the Bay Area Jazz Awards.

National Women’s Music Festival Orchestra celebrates the diversity of women’s musical expression through the presentation of works by women composers past and present.

Violet and the Undercurrents tell seasoned stories with resplendent melodies and bold accents. Their freshness and familiarity beckons audiences to join them at the river — the source of their creative, replenishing energy.

Vickie Shaw has performed on Comedy Central, in four comedy specials for the LOGO channel, and more.

She navigates life as a biracial, queer girl and tours globally in pursuit of the perfect show.

“Hearing Seattle’s Lisa Koch is one of life’s wickedest pleasures… her brand of absurd confessional comedy is clearly resonating with millions of fans.” — Curve Magazine

Latin American classical crossover duo providing a transformational experience for audiences through powerful lyrics, sing-alongs, and dance. 

Adrienne Torf will perform original piano compositions, poets from Voices of the Revolution will perform original poetry then, in a grand finale, they'll join together to perform the Freedom Now Suite

Joy arrived on the national stage as a proud, queer, Black woman blending the social consciousness of folk, the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana, and the soul-centered music she grew up with.

The band engages audiences with Nancy Laberge's witty banter and heartfelt original songs, the high-energy background vocals of Pip Hazell, the vocal-harmony and driving beats of Sarah Nielsen.

Amelia Ray is The Interpreter – a writer, composer and performer whose performances bring to life intricate, rhythmic and emotional musical stories full of characters as raw, confused and contradictory as we all are. The San Francisco native has performed across the States and Europe, was selected to appear at the 2024 National Women’s Music Festival, and ...

Poetry is my first language my favorite portal through which to walk as eye observe my world, nurture what eye am & reach for my people.

KAH – The VOICE OF FOLK AND FREEDOM

Jeannie Tanner is an award winning composer with 7 Grammy-considered albums and 5 ASCAP composer awards.

Joy Alive! is the fusion of Terry Garthwaite (lead vocals, guitar & djembe), from The Joy of Cooking folk-rock group. Barbara Borden, (drums, percussion & back-up vocals) and Susanne DiVincenzo, (bass, cello & back-up vocals) were members of the jazz group Alive! Both Alive! and The Joy of Cooking were seminal bands from the 60’s ...

A performance of solo piano and works from “June Jordan and Adrienne Torf: Collaboration” as well as original poetry by Voices of the Revolution.   Adrienne Torf began studying piano and music theory at the age of three. Her musical life since then has included accompanying theater and dance companies, touring and recording with singers Holly ...

2024 Winner of NWMF Emerging Artist Contest