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 ...

Who were the three women in the iconic 1958 photo known as "A Great Day in Harlem"? All three left their mark on the music in ...

The center opened in 1983 and is named after Mary Lou Williams, a jazz pianist and composer whose contemporaries included Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Williams came to Duke in 1977 as an ...

CD1: History of Jazz for Wind Symphony: Introduction – Suffering; VARIATIONS IN THE BLUES: Chunka Lunk; New Musical Express; Just an Idea (Mary’s Idea); Medi No.2; Truth; Aries; KAYCEE: The Count; ...

In 1954, Mary Lou Williams was feeling burnt out. The pianist had been one of the true jazz modernists, pushing the boundaries at every turn. She was a mentor to the beboppers, she wrote one of ...