Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux

Kaiser Permanente is a Premier Sponsor of the Next Generation Jazz Education Program

The Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo (NGWIJC) was created in 2019 to feature top high school women jazz players from throughout the United States. Directed by award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer Katie Thiroux, ensemble members are selected based on set criteria through video auditions. The group has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Next Generation Jazz Festival, the Jazz Education Network Conference, and at Berklee College of Music where they workshopped with Terri Lyne Carrington at the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.

2026 Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo
Katie Thiroux, Director

Miri Izenberg, trumpet / California
Iris Chen, tenor saxophone / California
Annie Meyer, guitar / Connecticut
Sophie Ionitsa, piano / Washington
Roya Feiz, bass / California
Veronica Marques, drums / Florida