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Remember Me: Celebrating Mary Lou Williams in Poetry and Music (with poet Fabu Phillis Carter and pianist Jane Reynolds)

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium Stage 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)

Mary Lou Williams became one of the most influential pianists and composers in jazz history, whose work encompassed all eras and styles of jazz. Poet Fabu Phillis Carter and pianist Jane Reynolds share her story, from child prodigy to the “first lady of jazz.”

Part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival

Earlier Event: May 10
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Later Event: May 10
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