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18 de may. de 2024 · From the mid-1920s until 1954, professionally at least, Mary Lou Williams’ life appeared a success. She composed, arranged, recorded and played with, and was admired by many of the jazz greats of the day — Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum.
29 de abr. de 2024 · In 1927, she married saxophonist John Overton Williams and moved with him to Memphis, Tennessee. He assembled a band there, and in 1929, 19-year-old Mary Lou Williams assumed leadership of the Memphis band when her husband was hired by bandleader Andy Kirk in Oklahoma City.
16 de may. de 2024 · In this episode, Jesse reflects upon the life of the multi-talented Mary Lou Williams, pianist, composer, arranger, and spiritual trailblazer. Then, she guides the audience through a Mett ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Today, we honor Mary Lou Williams, a pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger whose talent and innovation helped shape the course of jazz. Known...
14 de may. de 2024 · At last, the last piece of Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite ! It begins with a chromatic theme in thirds with a Bb pedal at the right hand, that alternates wi...
Hace 4 días · Cecilia Smith wasn’t deeply familiar with Mary Lou Williams when she was approached to perform a concert of the jazz matriarch’s music in 2000. A friend, who was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Brooklyn, proffered the invitation.
8 de may. de 2024 · The award-winning bandleader releases her seventh recording, Force of Nature (MCG Jazz) in January 2022, a companion piece to her biography, Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul (Liturgical Press), published in September 2021.
