The New York Times – Music:
A pair of new recordings bring holy grail artifacts by the composer-pianists James P. Johnson and Mary Lou Williams into the light.
Category: Williams, Mary Lou
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Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM
The New York Times – Music:
Through Saint Heron, the musician brought Angélla Christie and the Clark Sisters for a night exploring Black religious music, and Linda Sharrock and Archie Shepp for a show that felt anything but safe.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mary Lou Williams
The New York Times – Music:
We asked a dozen musicians, scholars and critics to help take us on a tour of the music and mind of a pianist whose decades-long career made her a Mount Rushmore figure in jazz.