Mary Lou Williams' birthday with DJ Nomad at Rhythm City Strut

The lady who swings the band! This week DJ Nomad (Lawrence Chan) pays tribute to jazz pianist, arranger, and composer Mary Lou Williams, born May 8, 1910. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements for Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk and Benny Goodman, and she was a friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. ADMISSION • FREE for Intro to Swing students • $5 for all other RCP students • $10 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. • Free admission if you've never danced before - bring your friends! • Volunteers always dance for free, sign up for a shift at the door! A portion of our revenue goes to payyourrent.ca, a multi-nation Indigenous-led project to receive payment from settlers. Our classes and events take place on the stolen land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Please be considerate of others’ decision to mask or not. Stay home if you feel unwell. Thank you for helping us keep our community safe. Oh and don't forget to bring your own water bottle!