Mary Lou Williams
Born: 8th May 1910, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 28th May 1981, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Nationality: American
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie.
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Mary Lou Williams
8th Feb 2026
Mary Lou Williams was a musician whose career spanned across jazz; encompassing Ragtime, Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Swing, Bebop, Free Jazz, with side ventures into Gospel and Third Stream music. Devoted to the music and community, she dedicated herself to supporting struggling musicians and educating younger generations about jazz’s deep roots in African American history.
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