Lioness

Lioness

Sarah Hanahan – alto saxophone
Jenny Hill – tenor saxophone
Lauren Sevian – baritone saxophone
Amanda Monaco – guitar
Mary Ann McSweeney – bass
Sylvia Cuenca – drums

Lioness™ is a collective of female jazz instrumentalists living in New York City whose mission is to inspire and educate the community at large by sharing music created by women in jazz, both past and present. Through outreach in the schools and in community spaces for the general public as well as providing networking opportunities for female musicians, Lioness™ performs and conduct workshops focusing on the contributions of women in jazz.

In 2018, the Lioness™ Collective presented four concerts at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, NY, where each band performed and gave a Q&A afterwards. Their follow-up concert series in 2020 was presented virtually due to the pandemic; 2021 was presented in person at Flushing Town Hall.

Lioness™ released its first album on Posi-Tone Records in 2018. You can listen by clicking HERE. Their second release is forthcoming.