Tune of the Week: RIP Mars Williams

On November 20, 2023 reedist Mars Williams passed away after a battle with cancer. Mars was a true artist as musician, his career spanning multiple genres and his influence extending into various spheres of the music world. Having gotten his start with The Waitresses, he became a member of The Psychedelic Furs in 1983. He garnered a Grammy nomination with his acid jazz combo Liquid Soul. He was a stalwart member of the worldwide free jazz and improvised music scenes. Above all, he was true to the jazz scene in Chicago. Whenever he was not on the road you could find him on a Monday night at Beat Kitchen on Belmont Ave. playing alongside his musical compatriots in the group Extraordinary Popular Delusions, finding new paths of collaboration, experimentation and expression. Rest in Power, Mars!