Welcome to SWOJO

The Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) performs jazz standards, Latin and Brazilian jazz, and has been showcasing many of the finest female jazz artists in the region since 2000.

SWOJO also proudly features the contemporary, original music of regional and international women composers and arrangers including: Jill Townsend, Hazel Leach, Ann Reynolds, Leigh Pilzer, Patty Darling, Jihye Lee, Christine Jensen, Jessie Smith, and Nelda Swiggett.

Performances are listed on the Calendar page. Check out our special projects by visiting the Composition Contest and Girls Jazz Band pages.

All photography on this website is courtesy of Jim Levitt except where otherwise noted.