Jazz helped Mary Lou Williams stay alive — but after
several draining decades as a musician, she quit the scene. When she
returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest
advocates.
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John Malveaux of
writes:
Please visit NPR interview of pianist Mary Lou Williams https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/758076879/mary-lou-williams-missionary-of-jazz.
After Mary Lou Williams death, I contacted her manager, Father Peter
O'Brien, who shared music scores and other archival materials with me.
During a subsequent meeting with James Newton, composer/flutist, on
staff at California State University, Los Angeles, I shared information
about Mary Lou Williams and Father Peter O'Brien. Thereafter, James
Newton was successful in developing a performance of Mary Lou Williams
Jazz Mass at Disney Concert Hall. See https://jazztimes.com/archives/los-angeles-master-chorale-tribute-to-mary-lou-williams/
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