Jazz Articles about Evan Parker

Evan Parker Solo 1975 & 1989

by Martin Longley
October 4, 2009

Evan ParkerSaxophone Solos Chronoscope-psi2009 Evan ParkerConic Sections ah um-psi2008 This pair of solo soprano saxophone releases reveals the evolution of Evan Parker's approach to the act of a lonesome recital. The first three Saxophone Solos were recorded at his 1975 solo debut in London's Unity Theatre. The remainder were laid down ...

Evan Parker Trio at the Vortex in London

by John Sharpe
July 30, 2009

Evan Parker Trio The Vortex London, England July 16, 2009

“Support your local heroes!" is an injunction that should be familiar to every jazz fan. And that's what the Vortex Jazz Bar does on a regular basis by giving saxophone master Evan Parker a slot, usually on the last Thursday of every month. Though he has redefined the art of the possible on the saxophone, particularly the soprano, it is usually ...

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble: The Moment's Energy

by John Kelman
June 26, 2009

Over the course of a dozen years and four albums, British saxophonist Evan Parker's groundbreaking Electro-Acoustic Ensemble has grown in size and scope, from the sextet that released Toward the Margins (ECM, 1997)--and still remains at the core of the group today--to the 11-piece ensemble responsible for The Eleventh Hour (ECM, 2005). Retaining the careful balance between acoustic instrumentation and electronics, sampling, and processing, the 14-piece Electro-Acoustic Ensemble on The Moment's Energy adds more instrumentation in the form of Peter ...

Marteau Rouge / Evan Parker: Live

by Glenn Astarita
May 22, 2009

Saxophonist Evan Parker performs here with a France-based trio at a Paris venue, in a wily acoustic-electric exhibition and one that transmits yet another side of the artist's musicality. Parker's Electro-Acoustic Ensemble recordings for ECM Records are designed upon a large group layout. On this 2009 release, the electronics are placed a bit more in the forefront, where liquefying guitar and synth lines slice and dice through the numerous avant-garde metrics.

The foursome generates a sense of urgency ...

Townhouse Orchestra: Belle Ville

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 2, 2009

Recensendo il primo, omonimo lavoro, di questa vera e propria “macchina da guerra" dell'improvvisazione che è la Townhouse Orchestra, sottolineavamo come l'esito fosse un ottimo esempio della volontà di rielaborare e rinnovare il linguaggio della libera improvvisazione, pur riconoscendone una direzione le cui strategie lessicali sono ormai ampiamente consolidate. Due lunghe composizioni istantanee, registrate dal vivo al Belleville di Oslo nel febbraio del 2007, costituiscono - ciascuna occupa un CD - la “riprova" del valore di questo quartetto, nel quale ...

Evan Parker/ Paul Dunmall Quartet Live at the Vortex, London

by John Sharpe
March 23, 2009

Evan Parker/ Paul Dunmall Quartet The Vortex London February 26, 2009 If anything was guaranteed to banish the late winter blues, a two-tenor face-off looked to be just the ticket. Saxophone master Evan Parker's regular gig at London's Vortex Jazz Bar on the last Thursday of each month sees him hit the stage with a changing roster of British talent. While Parker and reed titan Paul Dunmall have lit up the stage ...

Mopomoso featuring Evan Parker Trio at The Vortex in London

by Marcus O'Dair
December 9, 2008

Evan Parker TrioThe Vortex Jazz clubLondon, EnglandNovember 16, 2008

Fair enough, it's billed as “Mopomoso featuring Evan Parker Trio." But still, a five-hour bill culminating in less than twenty minutes from the man himself would try the stamina of all but the most committed free improv devotees.

Thankfully, with the reputation of the Mopomoso (apparently standing--and I don't think it's a joke-- for “MOdernism POst MOdernism SO what?") night firmly established after nearly ...