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About William Parker
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Born
January 10, 1952
Genre
Jazz
The pre-eminent bassist in modern vanguard jazz, William Parker's formidable technique functions as a lead instrument in trios (Painter's Spring), duos (Piercing the Veil), and recordings with David S. Ware (including Flight of I and Shakti), and Matthew Shipp (The Flow of X and Our Lady of the Flowers). He's paid tribute to major artists from the Great Black Music tradition, including Curtis Mayfield and Duke Ellington, and has explored soul-jazz, spoken word, vocal music, and conceptual jazz works including Alphaville Suite. Parker is a poet, painter, and cultural critic. In 2022, he released the tribute recording 2 Blues for Cecil with a trio whose members had worked with Cecil Taylor; he also issued a 2002 archival large-ensemble session titled Universal Tonality. In 2024, he released two albums on Aum Fidelity: Cereal Music, a duo offering with vocalist Ellen Christi, and Heart Trio, with Cooper-Moore and Hamid Drake.
William Parker has also released music as a member of David S. Ware Quartet, The Cecil Taylor Quartet, Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble, Red Lily Quintet, William Parker Quartet, Matthew Shipp Trio, The Ancients, William Parker Violin Trio, The Blue Series Continuum David S. Ware String Ensemble.
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