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Mars Williams

US jazz and rock saxophonist

From: Elmhurst, United States
Active: 1955–2023
Releases: 9

acid jazz
free jazz
jazz
jazz fusion

Official site

About

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.

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Member of

Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet 1997–2004, now clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Heaven Orchestra 2013 saxophone
Chicago Reed Quartet 2013 soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
NRG Ensemble now
The Vandermark 5 now
Brötzmann Chicago Octet now
Michael Zerang & The Blue Lights now reeds
The Psychedelic Furs now
Liquid Soul now
Keefe Jackson’s Likely So now
The Untouchables
Chicago Edge Ensemble saxophone

Discography

Albums 4

Live 4

Other 1

EFTSOONS 1984

Links

Official

marswilliams.com

Reference

Identifiers

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IPI: 00135434981

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.