LADYYBIRDD (GINA IZZO)

Gina Izzo is a New York–based flutist, cofounder of RighteousGIRLS, and manager of public programs at Chamber Music America. According to the New York City Jazz Record, she "rattles speakers and expectations with stop-time razzle, vocal flute-talk and electronic phaser effects." In 2015, RighteousGIRLS released its debut album gathering blue, featuring nine contemporary classical and jazz artists including steelpannist Andy Akiho, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, and drummer Justin Brown. Izzo is the recipient of the 2016 New Music USA Impact Fund Award, a 2015 New Music USA Project Grant, DownBeat magazine's Best Albums of 2015, third place in the 2015 International Songwriting Competition, and a 2015 Independent Music Awards nominee for Album of the Year. She has performed at venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Stone, the Jazz Standard, Umbria Jazz Festival, and many others. Izzo was featured at SubCulture alongside Steve Coleman and the Five Elements, Rudresh Mahanthappa read more...