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Chris Parker | |
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| Birth name | Christopher Parker |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz, crossover jazz, jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Christopher Parker (born 1950)[1][2] is an American jazz/jazz fusion drummer.
- ^ About Chris: Chris Parker, Artist and Musician. Art Lampoon. Retrieved March 10, 2024. "Born in Chicago in 1950, Chris Parker is the son of painter Robert Andrew Parker and Dorothy Parker. The oldest of five boys, Chris grew up painting alongside his father. At age 12, Chris competed in the Silvermine Artists’ Guild’s show and won the Laura M. Gross Prize for his watercolor of “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” presented to him by Thomas Messer, the longtime curator and director of the Guggenheim. At 14, Chris was invited to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, studying with the pre-eminent artists in residency there, and became intrigued with plein air painting in oil and watercolor. Chris was invited back to Skowhegan for a junior residency at 16 and at the end of that residency was awarded a prize for greatest growth and development. Awarded a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City at the age of 17, Chris studied there under such artistic luminaries as Eva Hesse, Malcolm Morley and Brice Marden while pursuing a degree in Fine Arts."
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (January 12, 2024). "Robert Andrew Parker, 96, Artist and Illustrator for 70 Years, Dies at 96". The New York Times. p. B6. ProQuest 2925324377.
After serving in the Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1952. He then moved to New York City, where one of his prints was included in an exhibition of young artists at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He taught art for a few years at the New York School for the Deaf, studied for a summer at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture and built his printmaking skills at the Atelier 17 studio. [...] He is survived by his sons, Christopher, Anthony, Eric and Nicholas, all of whom play drums professionally, and Geoffrey, an artist, and by six grandchildren. His first marriage, to Dorothy Daniels, ended in divorce.