Jewish women in jazz

Jewish women have played an important role in the development of Jazz as achieved success in the field as vocalists, instrumentalists, and in Jazz' musical business.

The impact of Jewish identity on these musicians' work varies, with their Jewishness intersecting intriguingly with other aspects of their identities, particularly their femininity. During the swing era of the 1930s and beyond, several Jewish women, especially in the United States became notable big band singers. In the late 1940s and 1950s, as bebop transformed jazz, Jewish women continued to thrive in the genre.

From the 1960s and 1970s onward, Jewish women in jazz embraced a broader array of instruments. Additionally, as jazz gained international prominence, Jewish female jazz musicians from various parts of the world, notably the United States, Israel and Europe began to play a bigger role.