Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams Show more

Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams, beginning with her impoverished childhood growing up in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Show more

Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. Today, she breaks with Andy Kirk's band to work under her own name in New York. Show more

Donald Macleod's survey of Mary Lou Williams sees her establish a charitable refuge for addicted musicians and starting to write religiously inspired jazz. Show more

Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. Today, he explores her years in vaudeville and with Andy Kirk's 12 Clouds of Joy. Show more

Donald Macleod's survey of jazz musician Mary Lou Williams sees her still breaking boundaries musically and embracing a role teaching jazz history at Duke University. Show more