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Hace 6 días · K.V. Turley, July 3, 2021. “It seemed that night that it all came to a head. I couldn’t take it any longer. So I just left — the piano, the money, all of it.”. It was in 1954, in the middle of a performance when the African American jazz composer and performer Mary Lou Williams unexpectedly exited a Paris stage.
29 de abr. de 2024 · April 29, 2024. Jazz Birthday. Illustration by Sara Lièvre. Mary Lou Williams was born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs on May 8, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia. By the age of two, she could pick out simple tunes on the piano, and received lessons from her mother the following year. While still a child, she began to support her family by playing at parties.
12 de may. de 2024 · Subscribed. 0. 20 views 1 hour ago. Mary Lou Williams, pianist, composer, arranger born in Atlanta in 1910 and grew up in Pittsburgh, showed considerable musical talent since very young and...
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...
16 de may. de 2024 · 77 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago Jazz Therapy Podcast. In this episode, Jesse reflects upon the life of the multi-talented Mary Lou Williams, pianist, composer, arranger,...
14 de may. de 2024 · 58 views 1 day ago. 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 with a kind of...
8 de may. de 2024 · The two projects cap a twenty-year deep dive into the ground-breaking impact of Williams’ life and music, making Witkowski one of the few living authorities on the iconic pianist. As a sought after Williams expert, she has presented at the Kennedy Center, Duke University, Fordham University, and performed Williams’ compositions ...
