Guitarists Gil Parris and Bernie Williams have mutual respect for each other

By Doug Doyle

Published February 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM EST

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New York Yankees great and Latin Grammy Award-nominated guitarist Bernie Williams and Grammy Award-nominated guitarist and composer Gil Parris have been friends for nearly two decades

On this episode of The Art of the Story, guitarists Gil Parris and Bernie Williams talk about their 20-year friendship.

Parris, a Grammy-nominated jazz, blues and pop guitarist and Latin Grammy-nominated guitarist and New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams performed on February 26 at Luna Luna at The Shed in New York City.

Gil Parris and Bernie Williams will perform at Luna Luna at the Shed in NYC on February 26

The quartet of Parris, Wiilliams, bassist Will Lee and drummer and vocalist Josh Dion released the single "Good Friends" in 2024.

Gil Parris (top left) and Bernie Williams (bottom center) chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Bernie Williams and Gil Parris here.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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