The Diva Jazz Orchestra is a concert jazz orchestra steeped in the history of jazz but infused with the progressive harmonies of today. Based in New York City, Diva plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz. Uniquely, all the members of the band are women.

Bandleader Sherrie Maricle heard a concert by Buddy Rich and his Killer Force Orchestra at age 11. That concert ignited Sherrie's passion for the drums, Big Band and Jazz; and started her on her life's journey.

Diva was founded and is managed by Stanley Kay, a former manager and relief drummer for the Buddy Rich Big Band. In 1990, Kay was conducting a band where Sherrie Maricle was playing drums. Impressed by her skill, Kay wondered if there were other women musicians with a similar caliber of musicianship.

A nationwide audition of players produced a core group of musicians who performed their first concert in March of 1993. Since then, Diva has performed in some of the world's most prestigious music venues (including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Hollywood Bowl, JFK Center, symphony halls throughout America, and major international jazz festivals).

The band has received extensive critical acclaim, and has performed with some of the most acclaimed singers and musicians in the world, including Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, Jack Jones, Tommy Newsom, and Randy Brecker.