Mary Lou Williams
The Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival Piano Competition Winner from 2006... Mayuko Katakura with her Trio. Mayuko on piano, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and on drums Carmen Intorre, Jr.
The Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Piano Competition Finalists for 2007 - (not in photo order) Dawn Clement, Brenda Earle, Anke Helefrich, Helen Sung and Pamela York...
...and the winner is Helen Sung.
Dr. Billy Taylor, Kennnedy Center Artistic Director
Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award recepient for 2007 Jane Ira Bloom, sopraono saxophonist and composer.
