Washington Women in Jazz

Amy K. Bormet is a pianist, vocalist, and composer renowned for her fearless and free-wheeling style as well as her dedication to creating new music. Seamlessly fusing elements of jazz and the avant-garde, her performances and compositions reflect her deep musical knowledge and bold experimentation. In 2011, Bormet created the Washington Women in Jazz Festival, an initiative aimed at fostering creative community spaces by and for women and non-binary artists of DC’s celebrated improvisational music communities.