Swing DJ Relay - The Lady Who Swings the Band Edition!

Mary Lou Williams was a Pittsburgh-raised jazz pianist and composer who would go on to become one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, writing music for Andy Kirk in Kansas City and later Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, as well as informally instructing jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. Williams is a local jazz hero in Pittsburgh, but her music is still somewhat underrepresented in the sonic landscape of the city and the world. For this edition of Swing DJ Relay we are exciting to feature jazz musician and scholar, Adam Lee-Morgan who will highlight some of the works of the incredible Mary Lou Williams. Adam has been reconstructing her big band writings with a goal of creating educational packets that school/college band directors could use to present her work to young jazz students and help Williams gain the recognition she deserves as a jazz legend. He will be joined by Michael Quisao who will be facilitating this highly educational conversation about The Lady Who Swings the Band! Check out Adam's fundraiser about this project here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/revitalizing-the-big-band-works-of-mary-lou-williams Swing DJ Relay is a monthly community event where DJs, dancers and musicians from all over the world get together to discuss the music and the artists that make us dance. Come discover new tunes, connect with other DJs and nerd out about jazz and dance history. We hope you can join us! The online link will be posted 15 min before the event. See you there!