Release Date

01 Apr, 2015

Runtime

01:10: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

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 greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

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Mary Lou Williams

Alfre Woodard

Delroy Lindo

Wendell Pierce

Stanley Crouch

Robin D.G. Kelley

Gary Giddins

Tammy L. Kernodle

Farah Griffin

Gayle Murchison

Alexandra Noailles

Peter O'Brien

Robert O'Meally

Billy Taylor

Geri Allen

Esperanza Spalding

Terri Lyne Carrington

Wycliffe Gordon

Carmen Lundy

Joel Haberli

Robert Casteline

Crew

Stanley Nelson

Sandra Christie

James Richards

Carol Bash

Stacey L. Holman

Michael Chin

Robert Shepard

Rose Stark

Carol Bash

Sumi Tonooka

Ken Takeuchi

Carol Bash