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 Jeff Parker's Profile |
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Everyone is a Big Mac, mentally. -Jackie McLeandi |
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| Location: | CHICAGO, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 20, 2008 (537 days back) |
About Me |
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| I'm mainly a guitar player. I like to write music. I like to collaborate with other musicians. I live in Chicago. I think music opens doors. Some of the bands I play/have played with:Tortoise, Chicago Underground, Isotope 217º, New Horizons Ensemble, A Cushicle, SpliceCat, Moment Of Inertia, TriColor, Brian Blade Fellowship, Powerhouse Sound, Fred Anderson Quartet, Joshua Redman Elastic Band, a.o.I sometimes lead projects of my own: they usually are simply called "Jeff Parker" or "Jeff Parker _____ (trio, quartet, organ quartet, etc.) and may consist of myself performing alone or with small or large aggregates of various configurations. .. a href= | |
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Music:Member Since: 1/8/2006Band Members: Me, and maybe you, too. Influences: significant listening experiences that marked directional shifts upon personal reflection: Charlie Parker records, esp. Now's The Time on Verve, the bootleg from Birdland 1950 and the Savoy Recordings. Chico Hamilton - El Chico. A Certain Ratio - Sextet. The voice of Billie Holiday. Sonny Clark's comping. Horace Silver's writing and the way he plays his own compositions. J Dilla - Donuts. Slum Village - Instrumentals from Fantastic, Vol. 1. Dionne Warwick - The Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick. Giorgio Moroder. Paul Newman (the actor). ATCQ - The Low End Theory. Hearing John Dirac at 18 and very green. Sounds Like: (a shrug of shoulders) Record Label: Thrill Jockey Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Other / Other / Other) |
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My Blog |
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Bottesini Project CD Release on CMW Records |
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| I had the pleasure of traveling to Denver last year to participate in an event that was curated by Paul Riola (saxophonist/composer) called The Bottesini Project. It was a wonderful experience for me... Posted by Jeff Parker on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:23:00 PST |
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A Cushicle release out now on Ropeadope Digital! |
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| Ropeadope Digital has released the first in a series of sessions from the weekly gig I have had at Rodan for the past few years. The band is called A CUSHICLE. The release is called Introducing The ... Posted by Jeff Parker on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST |
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JP interview from Guitar Player Magazine |
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| This was published in 2005, after the release of The Relatives.jpBy Jimmy Leslie | April 2005.What was your goal when you began your career as a guitarist?I wanted to find one voice on the guitar that... Posted by Jeff Parker on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:25:00 PST |
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link to dj mix by jp |
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| This is a mix that I did for the wonderful website of Brad Loving. Check it out here:http://www.birdandwhale.com/music/jp_mix.mp3Here's the track listing:"Mass Appeal" (inst.) - Gangstarr"Sweet Power... Posted by Jeff Parker on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:57:00 PST |
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Wayne Shorter's Creativity and Change |
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| This was sent to me by a good friend - it's an essay that was written in 1968 by Wayne Shorter, the innovative saxophonist and composer. I decided that I should post it because so much (but not all) ... Posted by Jeff Parker on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:45:00 PST |
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Of interest to tapers, musicians and everyone else - Feel free to voice your opinion |
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| This is a dialogue between my friend and comrade Douglas Ewart (visual and performing artist - he composes music, plays reeds/flutes and various instruments of his own invention and is the current pre... Posted by Jeff Parker on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:44:00 PST |
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What's The First Record You Ever Bought? |
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| Mine was "Brass Construction III", by Brass Construction. I'm pretty sure I was 9 years old. Someone gave me a 5 dollar bill for Christmas, and I knew exactly what I wanted. I went to Korvettes, a ... Posted by Jeff Parker on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:46:00 PST |
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JP interview with George Lewis for BOMB Magazine |
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| I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this: The few folks who seem to have read this enjoyed it quite a bit, so I figured I'd put it up so a few more can check it out. This was published in the F... Posted by Jeff Parker on Mon, 29 May 2006 09:08:00 PST |
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Jackie McLean |
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| Jackie McLean was my hero when I was in college. The thing I always dug about his playing was his level of conviction - he sounded like he was gonna die if he didn't play, often times he sounded like... Posted by Jeff Parker on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:39:00 PST |
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Sad News about Jay Dee |
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| I've been getting deeper and deeper into this dude's music everyday, lately...obsessively listening to the Slum Village instrumentals, Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumentals was the best record I bought last... Posted by Jeff Parker on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:59:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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