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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band: Directed by Carol Bash. With Eddie Allen, Geri Allen, Louis Armstrong, Terri Lyne Carrington. A feature documentary on the life and music of this renowned jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
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We journey the 20th century through the lens of one of its leading jazz musicians who is determined to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender. Mary Lou Williams was...
DOCUMENTARY 2015 TV-MA 1H 9M. Try It Free. Trailer. The life of the jazz pianist who redefined what genius could look like. Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the.
One of the greatest jazz pianists, composers, and arrangers of all time, Mary Lou Williams was a swing and bebop icon. “The Lady Who Swings the Band” also devoted herself to aiding musicians in need and teaching younger generations about jazz’s rich African American heritage.
In 2015, an award-winning documentary film entitled, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band, produced and directed by Carol Bash, premiered on American Public Television and was screened at various domestic and international film festivals.
Mary Lou Williams becomes a successful jazz pianist, composer and arranger in the early 1900s. Paramount+. Watch Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band with a subscription on...
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to world-renowned jazz pianist, her talent was unmistakable. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy. 1 IMDb 7.7 1 h 9 min 2015.