This article was first published at All About Jazz in June 1999.“The all-time greatest woman jazz musician." That typically was the kind of language used in describing Mary Lou Williams.Mary Lou ...

Listen to this playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. When we were diving in to tackle Mary Lou Williams, a revelation (pun intended) emerged: Williams was deeply invested in sacred music. And her ...

Mary Lou Williams performing at Cafe Society in New York City in June 1947. Williams thrived in New York’s jazz scene. William Gottlieb A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in ...

The life and legacy of the late Mary Lou Williams will be the center of attention at Duke this weekend, and the music will be amazing. In two concerts, the noted jazz pianist and composer will be ...

presented scores of musicians in diverse settings, the 10th annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center coalesced into one glorious hallelujah. If there was a recurring theme ...

During her lifetime, jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements. She was a child prodigy who played with Duke Ellington in the 1920s. She was a contemporary of ...

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In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle is highlighting pivotal figures and events throughout the University’s history. Here we take a look at Mary Lou Williams, Duke’s claim to fame in the jazz ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — Eighty years ago, during the presidential election campaign, pianist Mary Lou Williams did something that had never been done before. She ...

Mary Lou Williams was born in 1910, the second of 11 children, to a black family in Atlanta. When she was 5, her family moved to Pittsburgh, where she mastered the piano. Her skills were useful in ...

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In a time when “female jazz performer is no longer an oxymoron, it's important to remember there was a time when jazz was essentially a men's club. All the more remarkable, then, that pianist Mary Lou ...