Throughout the history of jazz, men like Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie carved out the basic musical fabrics that ranged from the boogie blues to fusion. Yet there’s one woman who ...

The title sounds like something from the fertile imagination of Charles Mingus. A blindfold listening test might throw up Sun Ra. "A Fungus Amungus," however, is Mary Lou Williams and nothing but.

Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Jay McShann, Mary Lou Williams & Bennie Moten article by Joe Dimino, published on March 1, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

Williams was known as "the lady who swings the band" thanks to her mastery of jazz's unique approach to rhythm. Watch jazz pianist Helen Sung... The eight women we chose to honor in this season of ...