Mary Watkins
Watkins (born 1939, Denver, Colorado) is an American composer and pianist in jazz and classical music. • Illustration — Watkins in 2026 Watkins graduated from Howard University in 1972 and began performing in jazz ensembles in Washington, D.C. shortly after. Watkins released several full-length albums and composed commissioned works for jazz ensembles, including a score for the play Lady Lester Sings the Blues and a jazz version of The Nutcracker ballet.
Mary Watkins
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- 1939
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- United States
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- composer · pianist · songwriter
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Watkins (born 1939, Denver, Colorado) is an American composer and pianist in jazz and classical music. • Illustration — Watkins in 2026 Watkins graduated from Howard University in 1972 and began performing in jazz ensembles in Washington, D.C. shortly after. Watkins released several full-length albums and composed commissioned works for jazz ensembles, including a score for the play Lady Lester Sings the Blues and a jazz version of The Nutcracker ballet.
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• Something Moving (Olivia, 1978) • Winds of Change (Palo Alto, 1981) • Spirit Song (Redwood, 1985) • The Soul Kings (Wenefil, 1992) • Touch Heal & Deliver (DDS, 1995) • Watkins' Five Movements in Color and Wilson's Of Visions and Truth: A Song Cycle, performed by the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble. (Center for Black Music Research, and Albany Records, 2010)
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