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Birth name | Marc Charles Williams[1] |
Born | Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | May 29, 1955
Died | November 20, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 68)
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Spouse | Liz Izzo-Williams (married 1990) |
Website | marswilliams |
Marc Charles "Mars" Williams (May 29, 1955 – November 20, 2023) was an American jazz and rock saxophonist. He was a member of the American new wave band The Waitresses from 1980 to 1983, and a member of the British post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs from 1983 to 1989 and again from 2005 until his death in 2023. Williams also was a founding member of the acid jazz group Liquid Soul, and a member of the free jazz-oriented NRG Ensemble.