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Jessica Williams (born March 17, 1948) is an American pianist and composer who has deep roots in jazz. She has been called "one of the top jazz pianists of today." History: Williams was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began her music career young, taking piano lessons at the age of four and began classical training at the Peabody Conservatory of Music when she was seven. She moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during her teens and began playing with the quintet of Philly Joe Jones, the former Miles Davis drummer. In 1977, she moved to San Francisco, California, where she played in various house bands, such as for Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon, Tony Williams, and Stan Getz. She also became the house pianist for Keystone Korner. She recorded for Candid, Fantasy, Timeless, Concord, Jazz Focus, Hep, and MaxJazz record labels. She began her own label in 1997, called Red and Blue Recordings, on which to release her own original material. She also owns her own publishing company, JJW...

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Discography

The Victoria Concert
Intuition, 1995
In the Key of Monk
Jessica's Blues
Live at Yoshi's Volume 2, 2005
Some Ballads, Some Blues, 2001
Arrival, 1996
This Side Up
Touch, 2010
Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Twenty-One, 1992
Gratitude
Live at Yoshi's Volume 1, 2004

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11:30am May 20

Song	Miles To Go
Artist	Jessica Williams
Album	This Side Up
Label	Max Jazz
Year	2002

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Song	Toshiko
Artist	Jessica Williams
Album	All Alone
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Song	The Judge
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Album	This Side Up
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Song	As Time Goes By
Artist	Jessica Williams
Album	All Alone
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Label	Max Jazz
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