Jazz Poster Mary Lou Williams New York, 1947

She didn’t just play jazz — she built it, from the inside out, for everyone who came after.

This extraordinary jazz music poster features “the first lady of the jazz keyboard” — Mary Lou Williams — photographed by William P. Gottlieb in April 1947 at the CBS studio in New York City: seated at the piano, hands on the keys, looking directly into the camera with quiet authority. Born in Atlanta in 1910 and raised in Pittsburgh as “The Little Piano Girl,” Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and served as friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie. She moved effortlessly across swing, bebop, and sacred music — composing the landmark Zodiac Suite in 1945 — reshaping every era of jazz she touched. A child prodigy who became one of the most consequential figures in American music history, her brilliance was matched only by her generosity.

• 3 Sizes: 24×36″ (60×90 cm), 16×24″ (40×60 cm), and 12×18″ (30×45 cm)
• Paper weight: 200 gsm / 80 lb
• Shipped in sturdy packaging to protect the poster
• Ready to frame

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