This event is in the past.It took place on May 12, 2026 at KFJC.
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkSpend four hours with Mary Lou Williams, the pianist who shaped every era of jazz from the 1920s through 1981. This deep dive traces her evolution from Kansas City swing to bebop pioneer, sacred jazz composer, and Duke University educator.
Pioneering woman in jazz
Deep musical education
Non-commercial radio
1920s to bebop evolution
Tips
🎹arranged for Benny Goodman & Duke Ellington
đź“»"wellspring of Music and art" (KFJC listener)
The Transformations of Mary Lou Williams: Six Decades of Jazz
Los Altos Hills
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkSpend four hours with Mary Lou Williams, the pianist who shaped every era of jazz from the 1920s through 1981. This deep dive traces her evolution from Kansas City swing to bebop pioneer, sacred jazz composer, and Duke University educator.
Pioneering woman in jazz
Deep musical education
Non-commercial radio
1920s to bebop evolution
Tips
🎹arranged for Benny Goodman & Duke Ellington
đź“»"wellspring of Music and art" (KFJC listener)
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