Peter O'Brien
Actor
Movies2
Movie8.0DocumentaryJazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015 · 2 votes
Movie6.2DocumentaryHistoryTHE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.
The Girls in the Band
2011 · 6 votes