William Parker

Fifteen acts to perform concerts at three venues at Jazz at Lincoln Center during Jan. 12-13, 2024.

Take Five includes vital new music by Cyrille/Parker/Rava, John Hébert, Pete Malinverni and Youn Sun Nah — and an archival gem from Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian.

In advance of the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, Take Five features artists from its lineup — including King Britt with Tyshawn Sorey, Sara Schoenbeck with Roscoe Mitchell, Sylvie Courvoisier with Mary Halvorson, and Darius Jones.

Multi-instrumentalist William Parker joins his biographer, Cisco Bradley, and a longtime collaborator, Joe McPhee, in a performance that will be streamed and archived online.

Along with some new fire from singer-songwriters Thandi Ntuli and Fay Victor.Archie Shepp and Jason Moran, “Isfahan”In the fall of 2019, as part of his…

A bassist celebrated for the robustness of his sound, William Parker has been a stalwart in the realm of improvised music for more than 40 years. Here's our exploration of his sound world, with a focus on a new boxed set and a new biography.

Righteous new music by the J.D. Allen Trio, William Parker’s In Order to Survive, Matthew Whitaker and more.J.D. Allen Trio, “G Sus”Twenty years ago, an…

Ben Wendel, “August”A few years ago saxophonist Ben Wendel embarked on a project called “The Seasons” — a suite of original compositions for a dozen duet…

In Take Five this week, some killer bassists step out front.Buster Williams & Something More, “Where Giants Dwell”An acknowledged master of the bass for…

Sullivan Fortner, “Beans and Cornbread”Soulful sustenance has always been a core priority for Sullivan Fortner, whether he’s holding down the piano chair…