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William Parker

Jazz band from The Bronx, NY · formed 1952

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William Parker photo
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Shows on record
6
Rooms played
6
Cities
3
Releases
50
Last show
Oct 22, 2022Outpost Artist Resources

About

William Parker is a band from The Bronx, NY, formed in 1952, tagged aum fidelity, Avant-Garde, avant-garde jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2022, across 6 rooms in 3 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

6 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20101 show
  3. 20181 show
  4. 20211 show
  5. 20222 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 22, 2022Outpost Artist Resources · RidgewoodSupportwith 75 Dollar Bill, Eve Essex, David Grubbs, +8
Oct 10, 2022First Street Green Cultural Park · New York (NYC)Supportwith Daniel Carter, Darius Jones, Scott Clark, +2
Dec 15, 2021Nublu · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Cooper-moore, James Brandon Lewis, William Hooker, +3
Apr 14, 2018Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodSupportwith The Drunken Foreigner Band, Lea Bertucci, Potted Plant, +2
Jun 16, 2010The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Tim Berne, Mark Helias
Nov 7, 2008Alter Schlachthof (Schl8hof) Wels · WelsSupportwith Ken Vandermark, The Ex, Peter Brötzmann, +16

Where they play

6 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Ridgewood2 shows
  • Wels1 show

Releases

50 releases, 1980–2026

Lineup

  • Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio · double bass, percussion, shakuhachi
  • Collective 4tet · bass violin
  • Declared Enemy · double bass
  • Sparks Quartet · bass
  • In Order to Survive · double bass
  • Matthew Shipp Trio · double bass
  • The Feel Trio · double bass
  • William Parker Clarinet Trio · double bass, eponymous, gralla, other vocals
  • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra · double bass, eponymous
  • Matthew Shipp Quartet · double bass
  • Charles Gayle Quartet · cello, double bass, violin
  • David S. Ware Quartet · double bass
  • David S. Ware Trio · double bass
  • William Parker Quartet · double bass, eponymous
  • Rob Brown Trio · double bass
  • The Blue Series Continuum · double bass
  • The Cosmosamatics · double bass
  • William Parker Orchestra · bass, eponymous
  • William Parker Double Quartet · double bass, eponymous
  • The Olmec Group · percussion
  • Hamid Drake & Bindu · bass
  • William Parker Organ Quartet · bass, eponymous
  • David S. Ware New Quartet · bass
  • Okuden Quartet · double bass, shakuhachi
  • Sonoluminescence Trio · bass
  • David S. Ware String Ensemble · bass
  • Joe Morris Ensemble · bass
  • Trio Hurricane · bass
  • The Peter Brötzmann Tentet · bass
  • Ivo Perelman Quartet · double bass, shakuhachi
  • Henrik Walsdorff Trio · bass
  • Eloping With the Sun · marimba
  • Dopolarians · bass
  • Gianni Lenoci 4tet · double bass
  • Centering Dance Music Ensemble
  • Big Moon Ensemble
  • Centering Big Band
  • New York 3 · double bass
  • Abdelhaï Bennani Trio · double bass
  • William Parker Creation Ensemble · eponymous
  • Udu Calls Trio · double bass
  • Toxic · shakuhachi
  • Frode Gjerstad Trio · bass
  • William Parker Bass Quartet · bass, eponymous
  • ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet · bass
  • Agustí Fernández Trio · bass
  • Assif Tsahar Trio · bass
  • Billy Bang Sextet · bass
  • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble · bass
  • By Any Means · bass
  • Cecil Taylor European Orchestra · double bass
  • Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents) · other vocals
  • The Band of Guardian Angels · bass
  • Dave Burrell Full-Blown Trio · kora
  • Douglas Ewart Quintet · bass
  • Echoes · double bass
  • Ellen Christi Quartet · bass
  • Farmers by Nature · bass
  • Frank Lowe Quartet · bass
  • Freedomland · tuba
  • Intermission · double bass
  • Muntu · bass
  • Jemeel Moondoc Quintet · bass
  • Jemeel Moondoc Sextet · bass
  • Jemeel Moondoc Trio · bass
  • Jerome Cooper Quintet · bass
  • Joe Morris - Rob Brown Quartet · double bass
  • John Blum Astrogeny Quartet · bass
  • Marco Eneidi Quintet · bass
  • Mat Maneri Quartet · bass
  • Matthew Shipp Horn Quartet · double bass
  • Matthew Shipp String Trio · bass
  • Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit · bass
  • Melodic Art-Tet · bass
  • Michael Marcus Trio · bass
  • Other Dimensions in Music · bass
  • Peter Kuhn Quartet · bass
  • Peter Kuhn Quintet · bell
  • Prima Materia · bass
  • Red Lily Quintet · gumbri
  • Rob Brown Ensemble · bass
  • Rob Brown Quartet · double bass
  • Rob Brown’s Resonance · bass
  • William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project · eponymous, percussion
  • Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory · percussion
  • Sprawl · bass
  • Steve Swell Quintet · double bass
  • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music · double bass
  • Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams · bass
  • Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra · double bass
  • The Jemeel Moondoc All-Stars · bass
  • The Little Huey Big Band · bass
  • The Marco Eneidi Coalition · double bass
  • The Music Ensemble · bass
  • Raphe Malik Quartet · double bass
  • Bobby Zankel & The Wonderful Sound 6 · bass
  • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo · double bass
  • William Hooker Quartet · bass
  • William Parker Trio · bass, eponymous
  • William Parker Violin Trio · bass, eponymous
  • Ye Ren · double bass
  • Andrea Wolper & Ensemble · cornet
  • Billy Bang New York Quintet · bass
  • The Griots Speak · double reed
  • Cecil Taylor Dance Project · bass
  • The Ancients · other vocals
  • William Parker Ensemble · eponymous

Former

  • Commitment · bass
  • Die Like a Dog Quartet · double bass
  • Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet · bass

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 39+ plays, 2018-08-20–2026-08-10 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

William Parker — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
William Parker — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
William Parker — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
William Parker — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
William Parker — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
William Parker — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
William Parker — Waltz for Gregory
Release art · Waltz for Gregory — release
William Parker — First CommunionWilliam Parker & Hamid Drake
Release art · First CommunionWilliam Parker & Hamid Drake — release
William Parker — The Golden Light
Release art · The Golden Light — release
William Parker — Heart Trio Flow (24bit​/​48kHz Hi​​​-​​​Res)William Parker / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake
Release art · Heart Trio Flow (24bit​/​48kHz Hi​​​-​​​Res)William Parker / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake — release
William Parker — Cereal MusicWilliam Parker & Ellen Christi
Release art · Cereal MusicWilliam Parker & Ellen Christi — release
William Parker — Heart TrioWilliam Parker / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake
Release art · Heart TrioWilliam Parker / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake — release
William Parker — Universal Tonality
Release art · Universal Tonality — release
William Parker — Mayan Space Station
Release art · Mayan Space Station — release

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
William Parker on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
William Parker on Last.fmArtist facts
William Parker on DiscogsArtist facts
William Parker on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.