A 30-year veteran of the stage, Joan Cartwright has performed in South Florida since 1985, and throughout Europe, since 1990. She toured China and Japan, in 2006.
Cartwright holds a Master's Degree in Communications from Florida Atlantic University. Her new book, IN PURSUIT OF A MELODY will be launched on April 19, 2007, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her research paper The Sign of the Blues was published in the 1993 International Association of Jazz Educators Research Papers. Her thesis, The Cultural Politics of Commercial Jazz includes interviews with South Florida jazz radio host Len Pace and notable musicians: Quincy Jones, Dr. Billy Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Sandy Patton, Dewey Redman, Lester Bowie.
DIVA JC is the OFFICIAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
April 11-21, 2007
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Broward Schools Schedule
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Friday, April 13, 2007 @ 10 a.m. - Parkway Middle School
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Monday, April 16, 2007 @ 10 a.m. - William Dandy Middle School
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Wed., April 18, 2007 @ 10 am. - OMNI, BCC North Campus, Coconut Creek, FL
Dr. Lonnie Smith
accompanied Ms. Cartwright. November 17-30, 1999, lectures took place at 