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A Tribute To Mary Lou Williams With Tenia Nelson at Denver Woman's Press Club
Courtesy of Venuepilot | Posted on November 7, 2023
Where
Denver Woman's Press Club
1325 Logan St
Denver , CO
Map
(303) 839-1519
When
Sun, December 3, 2023
2:00 pm
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Musicians
Tenia Nelson
pianoAbout
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) is one of the greatest jazz pianists, composers, and arrangers of all time. A swing and bebop icon, she also devoted herself to aiding musicians in need and teaching younger generations about jazz’s rich African American heritage. Williams’s first lessons on piano came from her mother. Once on the scene, top bandleaders of the day, such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington, asked Williams to prepare fresh versions of popular songs for them, as well as her own original songs. She became known across genres, and had her work performed by the New York Philharmonic...