One of the most important jazz percussionists of her generation, Marilyn Marie
Douglas Mazur was born in New York (USA) on January 18, 1955, to parents of
Polish and African-American descent. Her family moved to Denmark when she was
six, where she grew up and took an early interest in music. She began her
musical studies with classical piano and ballet at the age of 9, then joined
Creative Dance Theater as a dancer in 1971, taking part in international tours.
At 19, the dancer turned to percussion and drums. She studied classical
percussion at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Mus...