Jessica Williams, Pianist, Composer | Jazz, Contemporary Piano Music

"Jessica is one of the greatest jazz pianists I have ever heard." - Dave Brubeck

"Jessica is a beautiful player." - McCoy Tyner

"The most important pianist to arrive since Bill Evans." - Alun Morgan, Gramophone - see more / less

"A vibrant force on the contemporary music scene." - Rolling Stone . . .
"She is one of the top jazz pianists of today, a powerful virtuoso, a brilliant solo player. She is a giant, consistently brilliant." - Scott Yanow, The All Music Guide . . .
"In a word, she's a monster. Her technical mastery is equaled by her swing; her power matched by her dexterity." - Geraldine Wyckoff, Downbeat . . .
"Her style and technique embrace a very original combination of wit, grace, introspection and white heat." - Harvey Siders, JazzTimes
"She is simply a pianistic force of nature that will not be denied." - C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz . . .
"She has established herself as the top solo pianist working today." - Dan McClenaghan, All ABout Jazz
"Jessica is utterly magnificent . . . the most poetic of all living jazz pianists." - Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News . . .
"This is easy. Jessica Williams doesn't make bad records." - JazzNow, Lawrence Brazier . . .
Some of the "high, and inevitable low points" of my musical career

This week's Special: Listen to Jessica's NPR Interview on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

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Watch the entire BBC Interview here

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March 2nd, 2015: Buy direct from Jessica Williams here and you get her music, her signature, and she gets paid for her work. Buy her new CDs, available now, direct from the artist!

"Jessica Williams is one of the greatest jazz pianists I have ever heard." - Dave Brubeck