Miriam Moffitt
Miriam "Mamie" Moffitt | |
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| Born | Miriam Leona Seals 1884 |
| Died | October 17, 1954 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Miriam Seales Moffitt |
| Known for | Mamie Moffitt and Her Five Jazz Hounds |
| Spouse(s) | John Thomas (m. 1901–c.1915) Wallace Moffitt (m. 1918) |
Miriam Moffitt (1884–1954), also known as Mamie Moffitt, was an American jazz pianist and band leader. In the 1920s, she started Mamie Moffitt and Her Five Jazz Hounds, the first professional jazz group in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 2020, the Telegram & Gazette called Mamie Moffitt "Worcester's First Lady of Jazz".