The acclaimed jazz group Artemis began with a special request.

In 2016, a French promoter asked pianist Renee Rosnes to organize an all-female jazz band to perform in Paris and Luxembourg. Rosnes immediately realized that the all-star band she pulled together for concerts timed to International Women’s Day deserved an encore.

“We had a great time playing together and we wanted to continue,” the New York City-based Rosnes said last week.

Artemis

7:30 p.m. Wednesday

Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge

$56-$71

manshiptheatre.org and artemisband.com

The band continued in summer 2017 with performances in 14 European countries. The following summer, Don Was, president of Blue Note Records, signed the group to the legendary jazz label after attending the band’s debut at the

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