Harlem Jazz Series - William Parker And The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra at Greater Calvary Baptist Church

William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City, heralded by The Village Voice as, "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time."

In addition to recording over 150 albums, he has published six books and taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians and artists.

Parker's current bands include the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, In Order to Survive, Raining on the Moon, Stan's Hat Flapping in the Wind, and the Cosmic Mountain Quartet with Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, and Cooper-Moore. Throughout his career he has performed with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Milford Graves, and David S. Ware, among others....

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William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City, heralded by The Village Voice as, "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time."

In addition to recording over 150 albums, he has published six books and taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians and artists.

Parker's current bands include the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, In Order to Survive, Raining on the Moon, Stan's Hat Flapping in the Wind, and the Cosmic Mountain Quartet with Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, and Cooper-Moore. Throughout his career he has performed with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Milford Graves, and David S. Ware, among others.

Featuring: William Parker - bass, Andrew Baker - drums, Dave Hofstra - tuba, Dave Sewelson - Baritone sax, James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax, Abraham Mennen - tenor sax, Rob Brown - alto sax, Darius Jones - alto sax, Steve Swell - trombone, Masahiko Kono - trombone, Matt Lavelle - trumpet, and Charles Waters - clarinet

First set: 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm; 15 min break; Second set: 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Website: https://go.evvnt.com/504227-0?pid=4485

End Time: 9:00 pm

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