Created by Lori Williams (international recording artist, vocal Jazz artist-in-residence, and award winning high school vocal music educator / director with over 25 years experience), PMPM provides mentoring and instruction from professional artists who are skilled in various genres. In preparation for each performance, students and teachers will research the history of these genres and analyze their impact on youth through the years. Information obtained will be used to create a structured dialogue and performance to be shared with the general population.

Mission Statement

A 501(c)(3) mentoring workshop and concert performance organization teaching students about the essence of lyrical content with a primary focus on jazz and popular contemporary genres - supporting the principle of choosing positive music that does not degrade gender/cultures/race/religion, use excessive profanity or encourage violence. If you are a middle, high school or university that is in need of this type of programming, please contact us.

Who Can Participate?

• All levels are welcome (Preferably middle/high school and university students)

• School Systems( (Private, Public, Charter - all are welcome)

• Partnerships (Educational, Community, Civic, Music Organizations)

• International or Domestic (Worldwide)

How Does It Work?

Workshop participants will learn about improvisation, theory, harmony, and performance techniques.

• Vocal Jazz Workshop participants will learn about improvisation, theory, harmony, and performance techniques.

• PMPM Workshops will be led by arts professionals focusing on music (vocal/instrumental), dance, literature/drama, and business. The culminating event will be a school performance created by the students and residency artists to support the mission of Positive Music for Positive Minds.

Length of Sessions

60-90 minutes

Customized Fee Variables

• Size and length of scope for services offered

• Location (Travel overhead)

Credentials

Lori Williams seamlessly moves from Jazz to R&B in ways the listener can feel at home with her in either genre. She has set the bar for vocalists to come."
- Terri Lyne Carrington (3x Grammy-winning drummer/composer/producer)

"Lori Williams' sensual surround sound vocals are like three lovers in your ears and mind at the same time." – A. Scott Galloway (Music Journalist)

Acclaimed international Jazz vocalist Lori Williams has a most impressive resume as a recording artist, music educator, songwriter, producer, musical theater actress, radio host, business owner/founder (PositiveMusicPM.org), and artist-in-residence with over 30 years of experience. Her annual vocal jazz tour and performance at music festivals have taken her to Europe (Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Ukraine), Japan, British Virgin Islands, and across the USA (performing at venues and festivals like The Atlanta Jazz Festival, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Berks Jazz Festival, The Birchmere, Blues Alley, Blue Note Hawaii, Bohemia Jazz Festival, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Capital Jazz Fest/Cruise, City Winery, Disney World’s Pleasure Island, Gulf Coast Jazz Festival, Jazzland, The Kennedy Center, Keystone Korner, Kulturhaus Poysdorf, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Middle C Jazz, Rams Head Live, Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, Scullers Jazz, The Velvet Note, Vienna Jazz Festival, Westminster Jazz, and more). Her vocal jazz artist residencies have allowed her to work with and mentor students on college campuses in the United States and abroad.

As a veteran vocal music educator and private vocal coach, Lori's received many honors for her contributions to the arts, including The Atlanta Chapter of the National Hampton Alumni Association’s 2023 Excellence in Arts and Entertainment Award, Outstanding Music Teacher in the October 2000 issue of Teaching Music, the 2007 Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year, and the 2010 Vincent E. Reed Teacher of the Year. Lori was nominated for a 2014 Helen Hayes Award as an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Resident Musical for her role as Ella Fitzgerald. Lori has received letters of recognition for her performances by President Joseph Biden (wherein he wrote that Lori Williams has "the voice of an angel…absolutely amazing"), Speaker of the House John Boehner, and Senator C. Anthony Muse.  Immersed in traditional jazz from an early age and earning a B.A. in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University, she hosts a weekly radio program on JazzRadioWETF.org -  "Collector's Choice With Lori Williams". Her weekly broadcast focuses on women in jazz, the international scene and young performers dedicated to the roots and traditions of the music. Lori is also the producer and host of Sunday Jazz Lounge at St. James Live! Jazz club in Atlanta, Georgia (stjamesliveatl.com).

For over three decades, Lori Williams has had the honor of working with many notable artists as lead / background / studio session / guest vocalist including Oleta Adams, Yolanda Adams, Nikita Agafonov, David Archuleta, Marcos Ariel, Rob Bargad, Regina Belle, Eric Benet, The Blackbyrds, Michael Bowie, Willie Bradley, Karen Briggs, Norman Brown, Tom Browne, Peabo Bryson, Chuck Brown, Wayne Bruce, Jerry Butler, Jonathan Butler, West Byrd, Paul Carr, Terri Lyne Carrington, TC Carson, Gene Chandler, Renato Chicco, Stanley Clarke, Nick Colionne, Collaboration, Michael Colyar, Adrian Crutchfield, Jon Davis, John Di Martino, Will Downing, Joris Dudli, George Duke, Nathan East, Rodney M. Edge, Troy Sol Edler, Kevon Edmonds (After 7), Jorel "JFLY" Flynn (HBIYD), Derrick Gardner, James Genus, Jazmin Ghent, Tres Gilbert, Savion Glover, Chelsey Green, Slide Hampton, Winard Harper, Christian Havel, Walter Hawkins, Norbert Heger, Howard Hewett, Tim Hutson, Dr. W. Weldon Hill, Tony Hightower, Corcoran Holt, William Hubbard, Daryl Hunt, Jessy J, Al Johnson and The A-Team, Allyn Johnson (Divine Order), Marcus Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Michael Keul, Kindred the Family Soul, Ben E. King, James King, Anatoliy Kirnichnyy, Antoine Knight, Yishai Knoll, Saltman Knowles Group, Ignat Kravtsov, Rayshun LaMarr, Lavahi, Evgeny Lebedev, Lisa Levine, Dee Lucas, Alex Malheiros (Azymuth), Jimmy Masters, Maysa Leak, Daniel McClain (After 7), Frank McComb, John Paul McGee, Marion Meadows, Najee, Jimmy Masters, Ed Neumeister, Marat Nikolaev, Milan Nikolic, Julia Nixon, Daniel Nösig, Antonio Parker, Phil Perry, Robert E. Person, Anne Phillips, Benjie Porecki, Lloyd Price, Chuck Redd, Robert Redd, Althea Rene, Anton Revnyuk, Lenny Robinson, Gino Rosaria, Ellie Saitoh and The Love Tambourines, Erwin Schmidt, Brian Simpson, Jae Sinnett, Sylver Logan Sharp, Art Sherrod, Oli Silk, Dick Smith, Jesse ‘JT Jazz’ Thompson, John Toomey, Tony Terry, Unit 3 Deep, Gerald Veasley, Chris Walker, Kevin Walker, Kim Waters, Anthony Wellington, Matthew Whitaker, Roz White, Bernhard Wiesinger (Poysdorf All-Stars), Vesta Williams, Larry M. Wilson,  Angela Winbush, Sherry Winston, Lisa Yves, David Ylvisaker, Frederic Yonnet, et.al. 

Lori currently has six independent CDs and has recorded with numerous artists internationally. She released a single - "Too Late (It's My Time)" - in June 2022. The official music video (directed/co-produced by Elise Perry) was released in July 2022. Too Late (It's My Time) - Official Music Video

Her latest inspirational contemporary Jazz single - “Take My Wings” - released in October 2023. Take My Wings

Press Release

Listen to and purchase her music on all streaming sites, LoriJazz.net and LoriJazz.com.