Pianist Jessica Williams has died

Tributes are pouring in online to pianist Jessica Williams who has died aged 73. Influenced by Miles Davis and John Coltrane Williams played with Philly Joe Jones in the 1970s and in the bands of Eddie Harris, Tony Williams and Stan Getz among …

Published: 15 Mar 2022. Updated: 2 years.

Tributes are pouring in online to pianist Jessica Williams who has died aged 73. Influenced by Miles Davis and John Coltrane Williams played with Philly Joe Jones in the 1970s and in the bands of Eddie Harris, Tony Williams and Stan Getz among others. But she was best known for her own recordings including in recent years for the Origin label. Online Origin paid tribute on social media writing: ''How fortunate we were to work with Jessica Williams over the last 16 years. A profound & wondrous musical personality, her vivid, complex being attracted all who were within earshot.''

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Alina Bzhezhinska covers Dorothy Ashby's 'Soul Vibrations' to introduce her BBE album Reflections

Track of the day is this vivid cover of a Dorothy Ashby classic from Alina Bzhezhinska and the HipHarp Collective on ‘Soul Vibrations’ introducing autumn BBE label release Reflections. BBE describe the album as ''original compositions and covers …

Published: 14 Mar 2022. Updated: 2 years.

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Track of the day is this vivid cover of a Dorothy Ashby classic from Alina Bzhezhinska and the HipHarp Collective on ‘Soul Vibrations’ introducing autumn BBE label release Reflections.

BBE describe the album as ''original compositions and covers of works by some of Bzhezhinska’s greatest influences'' while the harpist adds: “I decided to make my own version of this tune by writing an arrangement that represents vibrating strings of the heart. I open the album with Soul Vibrations, as I wanted to show my deepest respect to my role model.”