Clora Byrant often goes unrecognized as a musical pioneer. Bryant was trumpeter who collaborated with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Bryant played a critical role in paving the way for women instrumentalists in a male-dominated world of jazz. Byrant was born May 30, 1927, in Denison, Texas. She grew up singing in her Baptist church […]
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