SFJAZZ presents this Jazz Minute – a brief look at important figures, movements, and moments in jazz history and the present day, in both the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world.

In this episode, we celebrate the legacy of the pioneering pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Mary Lou Williams, one of the first women to lead a successful career in jazz as an instrumentalist and composer. Narrated by pianist-composer Tammy L Hall.