Evan Parker | |
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 Moers Festival, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Evan Shaw Parker |
| Born | 5 April 1944 Bristol, England |
| Genres | free improvisation, free jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Labels | Psi, Emanem, Clean Feed, Incus, Leo, Rune Grammofon, Tzadik |
| Website | www |
Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944)[1] is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.
Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation. He has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extended techniques. Critic Ron Wynn describes Parker as "among Europe's most innovative and intriguing saxophonists...his solo sax work isn't for the squeamish."[2]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1906. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Evan Parker: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 August 2010.