MARY LOU'S APARTMENT

Yoshi's Oakland

Yoshi's Oakland Presents Mary Lou's Apartment

MARY LOU’S APARTMENT returns to YOSHI’s mainstage! The all-women big band presents a unique gathering of musicians and music that celebrates the compositions and arrangements of African American musical geniuses Mary Lou Williams and Melba Liston.In the 1940s, Williams, a tireless and inspired pianist, composer, arranger and activist for jazz, opened her Harlem apartment to late night sessions with the likes of Monk, Dizzy, Sarah and Miles. Liston, a fearless pioneer on trombone in the upper echelons of jazz instrumental playing, composed and arranged for a constellation of giants, including Quincy Jones, Randy Weston, Stevie Wonder, Gerald Wilson and Abbey Lincoln. MARY LOU’S APARTMENT explores these forces in a copasetic setting, drawing from the music of the visitors to Mary Lou’s apartment, with some original takes and a focus on Williams’ and Liston’s tremendous work.MARY LOU’S APARTMENT sets up house at YOSHIs for a night of music infused with kindness, joy, political action and fun. The band will be carrying the music forward from their last YOSHI’s show, days before the 2020 Lockdown, to a deep blues-based evening. Come on over to the Apartment - and stay awhile!“A band dedicated to the legacy of the under-recognized jazz great Mary Lou Williams delivers showstoppers with ease.” — Andy Gilbert, jazz journalistMARY LOU’S APARTMENT at YOSHI’s Photo: Tim Burgess<a href="https://www.marylousapartment.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.marylousapartment.com </a>

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