JESSICA WILLIAMS

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Jessica Williams is an American pianist and composer who has deep roots in the Jazz Tradition and has a style that draws on Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.

She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 17, 1948. She was classically trained at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, beginning lessons at age seven.

She moved to Philadelphia during her teens and began playing with the great Philly Joe Jones, drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet.

She is a two-time Grammy nominee. In 1986, her album Nothin' But the Truth was nominated for a Grammy, and in late 2004, her album LIVE at Yoshi's Volume One was also nominated for a Grammy.

In her mid-twenties, she moved to California, where she played in the bands of Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon, Tony Williams, Stan Getz, Big Nick Nicholaus, Airto and Flora, Charlie Rouse, John Abercrombie, Charlie Haden, Leroy Vinnegar, and
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JESSICA WILLIAMS The Portal Of Antrim album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Portal Of Antrim
Bop 1976
JESSICA WILLIAMS Portraits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Portraits
Bop 1977
JESSICA WILLIAMS Rivers Of Memory album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rivers Of Memory
Bop 1980
JESSICA WILLIAMS Orgonomic Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Orgonomic Music
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1981
JESSICA WILLIAMS Update album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Update
Bop 1982
JESSICA WILLIAMS Plath's Return (as J.J. Williams & Ensemble) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plath's Return (as J.J. Williams & Ensemble)
Bop 1985
JESSICA WILLIAMS Nothin' But The Truth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Nothin' But The Truth
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1986
JESSICA WILLIAMS ...And Then, There's This! album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
...And Then, There's This!
Bop 1990
JESSICA WILLIAMS Heartland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Heartland
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 1990
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Next Step album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Next Step
Bop 1993
JESSICA WILLIAMS Arrival album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Arrival
Bop 1994
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica Williams Trio ‎: Momentum album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jessica Williams Trio ‎: Momentum
Bop 1994
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica Williams Trio : In The Pocket album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jessica Williams Trio : In The Pocket
Bop 1994
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica Williams Trio : A Song That I Heard album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jessica Williams Trio : A Song That I Heard
Bop 1994
JESSICA WILLIAMS Dedicated to You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dedicated to You
Bop 1995
JESSICA WILLIAMS Intuition album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Intuition
Bop 1995
JESSICA WILLIAMS Inventions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Inventions
Bop 1995
JESSICA WILLIAMS Gratitude album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gratitude
Bop 1996
JESSICA WILLIAMS Joy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Joy
Bop 1996
JESSICA WILLIAMS Higher Standards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Higher Standards
Bop 1997
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica's Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jessica's Blues
Bop 1997
JESSICA WILLIAMS Some Ballads, Some Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Some Ballads, Some Blues
Bop 1999
JESSICA WILLIAMS Ain't Misbehavin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ain't Misbehavin'
Bop 1999
JESSICA WILLIAMS Virtual Miles Vol.1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Virtual Miles Vol.1
Bop 2000
JESSICA WILLIAMS Solo Piano Compositions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solo Piano Compositions
Bop 2000
JESSICA WILLIAMS Blue Fire album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Fire
Bop 2000
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jazz Impressions of Spain album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Impressions of Spain
Bop 2000
JESSICA WILLIAMS Virtual Miles Vol.2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Virtual Miles Vol.2
Bop 2000
JESSICA WILLIAMS I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (The Music Of Duke Ellington) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (The Music Of Duke Ellington)
Swing 2001
JESSICA WILLIAMS More for Monk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
More for Monk
Bop 2002
JESSICA WILLIAMS This Side Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
This Side Up
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2002
JESSICA WILLIAMS All Alone album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All Alone
Bop 2003
JESSICA WILLIAMS Millennial Meditations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Millennial Meditations
Bop 2003
JESSICA WILLIAMS Song for Yusef album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Song for Yusef
Bop 2003
JESSICA WILLIAMS Without Walls album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Without Walls
Bop 2003
JESSICA WILLIAMS Plays For Lovers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays For Lovers
Bop 2003
JESSICA WILLIAMS Blue Tuesday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Tuesday
Bop 2004
JESSICA WILLIAMS Offering album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Offering
Bop 2004
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Real Deal album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Real Deal
Bop 2004
JESSICA WILLIAMS As Time Goes By album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
As Time Goes By
Bop 2004
JESSICA WILLIAMS For John Coltrane album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For John Coltrane
Bop 2005
JESSICA WILLIAMS Billy's Theme - A Tribute to Dr Billy Taylor album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billy's Theme - A Tribute to Dr Billy Taylor
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS Steps album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Steps
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Gift album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Gift
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS Equinox album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Equinox
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Standards,vol.1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Standards,vol.1
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Standards,vol.2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Standards,vol.2
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS Tatum's Ultimatum album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tatum's Ultimatum
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS Fantasias and Adagios album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fantasias and Adagios
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS Prime Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Prime Time
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS Blood Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blood Music
Bop 2008
JESSICA WILLIAMS Songs for a New Century album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Songs for a New Century
Bop 2008
JESSICA WILLIAMS Deep Monk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Monk
Bop 2008
JESSICA WILLIAMS Rain album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rain
Bop 2008
JESSICA WILLIAMS Vital Signs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vital Signs
Bop 2008
JESSICA WILLIAMS Freedom Trane album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Freedom Trane
Bop 2011
JESSICA WILLIAMS Reflections album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reflections
Bop 2013
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Last Monk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Last Monk
Bop 2013
JESSICA WILLIAMS With Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
With Love
Post Bop 2014

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JESSICA WILLIAMS At Maybeck album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At Maybeck
Bop 1992
JESSICA WILLIAMS Encounters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Encounters
Bop 1994
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Victoria Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Victoria Concert
Bop 1996
JESSICA WILLIAMS Ain't Misbehavin' - Live at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ain't Misbehavin' - Live at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Bop 1996
JESSICA WILLIAMS Joyful Sorrow : A Solo Tribute To Bill Evans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Joyful Sorrow : A Solo Tribute To Bill Evans
Post Bop 1998
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jazz In The Afternoon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz In The Afternoon
Bop 1998
JESSICA WILLIAMS Encounters II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Encounters II
Bop 1998
JESSICA WILLIAMS In the Key of Monk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In the Key of Monk
Bop 1999
JESSICA WILLIAMS It's Jessica's Time! (Recorded Live At Jazz Alley In Seattle) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It's Jessica's Time! (Recorded Live At Jazz Alley In Seattle)
Bop 1999
JESSICA WILLIAMS Live at Yoshi's Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Yoshi's Volume 1
Bop 2004
JESSICA WILLIAMS Live at Yoshi's Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Yoshi's Volume 2
Bop 2005
JESSICA WILLIAMS Prophets album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Prophets
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS Unity album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Unity
Bop 2006
JESSICA WILLIAMS Live! At Maybeck album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live! At Maybeck
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS Time To Burn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Time To Burn
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS Live at the JBL Theatre in Seattle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at the JBL Theatre in Seattle
Bop 2007
JESSICA WILLIAMS The Art of the Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Art of the Piano
Bop 2009
JESSICA WILLIAMS Touch album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Touch
Bop 2010
JESSICA WILLIAMS Songs of Earth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Songs of Earth
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2012
JESSICA WILLIAMS Time Is Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Time Is Love
Bop 2013
JESSICA WILLIAMS Friday Night - The Jessica Williams Trio at Yoshi's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Friday Night - The Jessica Williams Trio at Yoshi's
Bop 2014
JESSICA WILLIAMS Saturday Night -The Jessica Williams Trio at Yoshi's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Saturday Night -The Jessica Williams Trio at Yoshi's
Bop 2014
JESSICA WILLIAMS Jessica Plays album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jessica Plays
Bop 2014

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