In this episode Monica reflects on the first of her two trips to NYC for the Creative Residency Series. She talks about both the nerves and excitement of improvising with everyone, how she felt building relationships with other women, and walking in the footsteps of musicians in NYC.

Bonus Video with Andromeda Turre - https://youtu.be/OEIPkPpgwTg?si=wq6m2qLGpH8S32R8

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This is episode 11 in the Creative Residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where Monica talks and plays saxophone with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

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