<p>Historic images of jazz bands on tour</p><p>Female jazz musicians</p><p>Behind-the-scenes images of jazz musicians on tour, in the studio and composing</p><p>Original hand-written or early prints of sheet music</p><p>Action shots of solos and rehearslas</p>

<p>Images of the world’s first integrated all-female big band, comprised primarily of African American and mixed-race women in their teens and early 20s. More at <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2010/04/sweethearts-of-rhythm.html">https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2010/04/sweethearts-of-rhythm.html</a></p>