William Parker (b. Bronx, New York City, New York, January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ...

A strong supporting player and striking soloist, Parker is one of few jazz bassists who regularly plays arco. An ARCO gas station in Los Angeles ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company) is an American oil company that prospered during the energy crisis. ...

While Parker has been active since the early 1970s, he has had a higher public profile since the early 1990s. He is a vital musician in the New York City experimental jazz scene, and has regularly appeared at music festivals around the world, including the extraordinary Guelph Jazz Festival, in southern Ontario's city by the same name. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ...

Parker first came to public attention with pianist Cecil Taylor. He has long been a member of saxophonist David S. Ware's quartet, and is a member of the cooperative Other Dimensions In Music. A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Cecil Percival Taylor (born in New York City March 15, 1930) is an American pianist and poet now generally acknowledged to be one of the great innovative sources of free jazz (along with the better known Ornette Coleman). ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... David S Ware is a jazz [[saxophone|saxophonist], band leader and composer. ...

Parker has recorded and performed with many musicians, including Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake, Daniel Carter, Peter Brötzmann, Bill Dixon, Charles Gayle, Roscoe Mitchell, Butch Morris, Billy Bang, Fred Anderson, Kidd Jordan, Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Rashied Ali, Sunny Murray, Perry Robinson, Spring Heel Jack, DJ Spooky and Mat Maneri. Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American free jazz pianist. ... Hamid Drake (b. ... Daniel Carter is an American free jazz saxophone, flute clarinet and trumpet player active mainly in New York City since the early 1970s. ... Peter Brötzmann (born March 6, 1941) is a German free jazz saxophonist. ... Bill Dixon (October 5, 1925, Nantucket, Massachusetts–) is an American trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano player; composer; artist; educator. ... Charles Gayle (born February 28, 1939) is a free jazz saxophonist and pianist. ... Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American composer and jazz saxophonist. ... Lawrence D. Butch Morris is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor, born February 10, 1947 in Long Beach, California. ... Billy Bang (b. ... Fred Anderson- The Lone Prophet on the Prairie © Jim Jones Fred Anderson was born in Monroe, Louisiana on March 22, 1929. ... Edward Kidd Jordan is a jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Two people go by the name of Rob Brown Rob Brown (music), member of the band, Autechre. ... Joe Morris (born September 13, 1955) is an American jazz guitarist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sunny Murray is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming. ... Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17, 1938 in New York City) is a Free Jazz clarinet player, and the son of composer and folk singer Earl Robinson. ... See also Spring Heeled Jack (Paranormal phenomena). ... DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul Miller, 1970), is a Washington DC-born illbient and trip hop musician, turntablist and producer. ... Mat Maneri (born 1969) is an American jazz violin and viola player. ...

The album Sound Unity by the William Parker Quintet was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. Amazon. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) 2005 in music (Switzerland) Other events of 2005 List of years in music 2000s in music Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ...

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