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Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.
Do you know Mary Lou? Here’s why you should… She held her own in the rough and tumble world of Kansas City jazz in the 1930s. She was a “go to” arranger for Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman. She mentored “young lions” like Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Tadd Dameron.
21 de sept. de 2015 · “Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band” gets its subtitle from a composition by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin, in honor of Williams, that the Kirk band recorded in 1936.
17 de mar. de 2015 · (Boston, MA) – Filmmaker Carol Bash’s documentary Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band brings to the screen one of the most innovative yet unsung jazz pianists, composers, and arrangers. “Trailblazer,” “pioneer,” and “awesome,” are some of the adjectives that international jazz artists today like Geri Allen, Carmen Lundy, and Terri Lyne Carrington use to describe ...
Mary Lou Williams, nata Mary Elfrieda Scruggs (Atlanta, 8 maggio 1910 – Durham, 28 maggio 1981), è stata una pianista, arrangiatrice e compositrice statunitense di musica jazz. Ha guadagnato un posto di rilievo nella storia del jazz per la sua grande versatilità che le permise negli oltre cinquant'anni di carriera di percorrere fasi musicali stilisticamente diverse, dallo swing al bebop ...
22 de dic. de 2022 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupThe Lady Who Swings The Band · Andy Kirk · Mary Lou WilliamsMary's Idea℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1936 UMG ...
Join the African American Program for a free screening of “Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band.”
