Lead vocalist for two Washington-based jazz ensembles — Collaboration and Lori Williams and Friends — Williams has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Capital Jazz Fest, and released her solo debut album October 2010. But she’s more than an artist. A single mom with two kids, Williams is also a D.C. public school teacher and has been for more than 10 years. She is the recipient of many awards, including a Mayor’s Arts Award, which aided the music program at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, where she now directs four choirs. How do you balance being musician, a mom, and a teacher of 89 students?
Time management and prayer. My kids are my priority, but I have to do music or I’m not living my dream.
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