Joan R. Cartwright, M.A.
Curriculum Vitae
Born December 7, 1947, in Kew Gardens, New York, Joan Cartwright is the consummate musician. She composes, performs, lectures, researches and documents jazz and blues musicians and performers. She is the founder of WOMEN IN JAZZ SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting women musicians locally, nationally and globally, through contacts, articles, interviews, newsletters, events, courses, clinics, workshops, lectures, research, history, archives, websites, film, audio and video recording, concerts, performances and recognition.
During her 30-year career, Joan
has performed with Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Freddie Hubbard,
Dorothy Donegan, Philly Joe Jones, Shirley Scott and hundreds of musicians
in the U.S., Europe and Asia!
Diva Joan
Cartwright has toured 5 continents and 15
countries including the U.S.A., 8 European countries, Brazil, Mexico,
Ghana, Gambia, South Africa, China and Japan, with her swinging brand of
jazz and blues.
She is a composer and her book,
IN
PURSUIT OF A MELODY contains 40 songs and lyrics to standard
songs: "A Night in Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie, "Blue Bossa" by Kenny
Dorham, "Tune Up" by Miles Davis and "Bessie's Blues" by John Coltrane.
(LYRICS)
Joan's book also contains two
lectures that she's given to over 5,000 children and college students, in
U.S., Switzerland, Sicily, China and Japan: WOMEN IN JAZZ and SO, YOU WANT
TO BE A SINGER? Her workshops are dynamic and educational, highlighting
the pitfalls and benefits of the music business. She contends that,
"Knowing music theory is a step in the right direction for any singer who
truly wants to excel in the world of music!"
Known as the "Hip Hop Mom of
Atlanta", Joan performs "Jazz Meets Hip Hop" with her daughter's hip
hop/soul group - Caustic Dames, in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Italy,
France and England. Hear Joan on "Atlanta
Has Spoken", a compilation of spoken word artists at
www.cdbaby.com/cd/causticcomp. Be sure to hear her track "Talkin'
That Jazz" and also visit
www.causticdames.com. Joan Cartwright is available for bookings around
the world. Her knowledge of music and her professional attitude
enables Joan to travel alone and work with professional jazz and blues
musicians, wherever she is contracted to perform.
Ms. Cartwright will present Women in Jazz at York College, in Jamaica, New York on March
28, 2008, and she is a guest of the International Women in Jazz
Festival on April 5, 2008, in New York City.
In addition to music performance, lectures, media, production,
marketing, advertisement, publishing, public speaking and public
relations, journalism, writing books, articles, columns, feature stories,
blogs, newsletters and creating web presence, JOAN CARTWRIGHT, M.A. has extensive
years of experience in: Computers: Word processing, Information
Technology, website design, HTML, JavaScript, Front Page, FTP, Excel,
PowerPoint, Photoshop, Access, Dbase, Lotus, MSWord, WordPerfect, PC,
Wang, Lanier.
Joan has taught on a university level at Florida International
University, Broward Community College, LaSalle University and K-12 level
at Eagle Charter Academy. She is certified in the State of Florida to
teach Music. Presently, she is researching doctoral programs in Music,
Communications and Education. She is a frequent contributor to the
South Florida Times,
In Focus Magazine and
Global Woman Magazine. Her website
www.fyicomminc.com is a plethora of information about business, jazz,
blues, music, art, spirit, women, humanity, videos, mp3s, history,
politics, religion, community and more.
For 20 years, Joan worked in the
legal field as a secretary, word process, legal assistant and legal file
archivist. She owned a legal secretarial service in 1990, before going on
tour for eight years in Europe, where she recorded her first CD, Feelin'
Good distributed by Tireno Records in Milan, Italy, and I AM Records in
the U.S.A. Her second CD, IN PURSUIT OF A MELODY is distributed solely by
I AM Records.
Diva JC names any ensemble of musicians she works with "Jazz Hotline".
Why? Because the music swings and it's always HOT! Her most famous Blues
are "Nobody's Husband", "OH, Baby!" and "Treat Me Right And You Don't Have
To Marry Me". Visit Joan's websites:
www.divajc.com,
www.fyicomminc.com and search "Joan Cartwright" on
www.cdbaby.com for her two cds,
FEELIN' GOOD (Sicily: 1995) and
IN
PURSUIT OF A MELODY
(U.S.A.: 2005)