Beacon ยป Calendar ยป William Parker Biography Celebration With Joe McPhee And Cisco Bra...
William Parker Biography Celebration With Joe McPhee And Cisco Bradley at Howland Cultural Center
Where
Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street
Beacon, NY
Map
845-831-4988
When
Sat, May 15, 2021
8:00 pm
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Musicians
William Parker
bassJoe McPhee
woodwindsAbout
Elysium Furnace Works is proud to present bassist, composer, bandleader and a signal figure in creative music worldwide, William Parker, as part of a celebration of the recent publication of his long-overdue biography, Universal TonalityโThe Life and Music of William Parker. Written by Pratt Institute professor Cisco Bradley and published by Duke University Press, this biography has already been acclaimed as a major contribution to jazz scholarship and the sociocultural history of downtown jny: New York City.
This eventโco-sponsored by jny: Beacon, NY's premier independent bookstore, Binnacle Booksโwill feature Parker in a solo set, followed by a conversation between Parker and biographer Bradley, and concludes with a set of music featuring both Parker and his longtime associate, multi-instrumentalist and Hudson Valley legend Joe McPhee....