Reviews

Kidd Jordan/Joel Futterman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala)

This phenomenal 41:24 piece of spontaneous improvisation is rooted in the bonding of outcats in the ’70s Deep South. Drummer Alvin Fielder, a founder of … Read More “Kidd Jordan/Joel Futterman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala)”

Dopolarians: Garden Party (Mahakala)

Early in 2019, the avant-garde jazz world suffered a crate-sized blow when drummer Alvin Fielder passed away at 83. A Sun Ra Arkestra member in … Read More

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Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)

This is a live recording of a concert that woodwind/brass virtuoso Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker, and pianist Matthew Shipp gave at Tufts University in … Read More

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William Parker Quartets: Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)

It’s hard to pick a favorite William Parker outfit. Everything he touches is magic, from his giant orchestras to his solo outings. But his quartets … Read More

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William Parker Ft. Lisa Sokolov and Cooper-Moore: Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind

Since 1994, bassist-composer William Parker has been writing Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind, an original musical about a New Mexico couple chosen to save … Read More

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William Parker/Raining on the Moon: Great Spirit

When bassist William Parker’s group Raining on the Moon released its 2007 album Corn Meal Dance, the sextet left another album’s worth of material on … Read More

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William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still

Bassist, composer and bandleader William Parker is a bottomless well of creativity, and his endless run of superb recordings continues with For Those Who Are, … Read More

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William Parker: Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012

What a wry name. These aren’t wood flute songs. Instead, this eight-CD live box is a magnificent document that captures one of jazz’s greatest, most … Read More

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Joe Morris/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver : Altitude

Remarkably, despite their heftily prolific discographies and the fact that their list of collaborators comprises a Venn diagram with little non-overlapping space, Altitude marks the … Read More

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David S. Ware/Cooper-More/William Parker/Muhmmad Ali: Planetary Unknown

These four musicians have all known each other for years, but never performed as a unit until they ventured into the studio last November. Saxophonist … Read More

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May 14

From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT

OKAN
Flushing, New York
Apr 6 - May 25

From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT

Flushing Town Hall Presents Jazz 101
Flushing, New York
May 15-16

From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM EDT

Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival Headlined by Ravi Coltrane