Jazz Articles about Evan Parker

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Freedom of the City 2007

by John Eyles
April 22, 2007

Freedom of the City, the annual festival of radical and improvised music curated by Evan Parker, Eddie Prévost and Martin Davidson, returns over the May Bank holiday weekend, at the Red Rose club in Finsbury Park, north London. As in recent years, the music will be provided by an exciting mix of familiar favourites, lesser known London-based players and visiting musicians. No booking required...Sunday, May 6th, 4pm:Eddie Prévost (percussion), Joe Williamson (double bass), Alan Wilkinson (alto ...

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Evan Parker: Time Lapse

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 23, 2007

A leggere le note di copertina, Time Lapse potrebbe sembrare uno dei tanti bei lavori della prolifica produzione di Evan Parker. Si tratta sempre di lavori di alto profilo, ognuno dei quali apporta qualcosa di nuovo nella tecnica e nel suono. Ma si tratta allo stesso tempo di lavori che vanno ascoltati come parte di un complesso discorso [ben comprensibile se visto nelle produzioni della label PSI] che, se presi a frammenti, nel contesto dei singoli CD, possono rischiare di ...

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Evan Parker: The Topography of the Lungs Evan Parker, Antwerp 1988, The Eleventh Hour & Crossing the River

by A. Henkin
October 8, 2006

Evan Parker The Topography of the Lungs Incus-Psi 2006 Fast Colour Antwerp 1988 Loose Torque 2005 Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble The Eleventh Hour ECM 2005 Evan Parker Crossing the River Psi 2006

At the beginning ...

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Evan Parker - Derek Bailey - Han Bennink: The Topography of the Lungs

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 4, 2006

Quando un disco di musica radicale considerato “storico" - per le ragioni più diverse - e rimasto a lungo inaccessibile alla maggior parte degli ascoltatori viene finalmente ristampato, le reazioni sono, come prevedibile, abbastanza disparate: i fans irriducibili non ci penseranno nemmeno per sogno a smettere di santificare l'oggetto dei loro desideri, qualche animo più disincantato non mancherà di evidenziarne i lati negativi, forse molti lo ascolteranno una, due volte e poi via nello scaffale a fare compagnia a fratelli ...

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Evan Parker: The Topography of the Lungs

by John Eyles
August 3, 2006

Originally released in 1970--with catalogue number Incus 1, thus launching Evan Parker, Derek Bailey & Tony Oxley's famous label--this is a long awaited and historic reissue. When Parker and Bailey went their separate ways in 1987, Parker took his Incus recordings and other archived material with him. Since the advent of Psi, most of his Incus recordings have been re-released there, with others mooted (Circadian Rhythm?).

However, there was a long-standing agreement between Parker and Bailey--at the latter's request--that this ...

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Evan Parker Octet: Crossing the River

by Glenn Astarita
June 3, 2006

Saxophonist Evan Parker leads this variegated ensemble sojourn into exploratory improvisation, largely within the archetypal framework of Brit-improv. The nine performers feed off one another's ideas, leading to spurious shifts in strategy and combining minimalism, avant chamber motifs, micro-themes and more. Passages containing creaky strings and whimsical flute patterns are interlaced with contrapuntal call and response passages. Energies are spent wisely here!

The music incorporates a multitude of tonal shades to complement moments of wit and happenstance. On ...

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Evan Parker / September Winds: Short Stories

by Kurt Gottschalk
March 5, 2006

For British saxophonist Evan Parker, as well as for the horn quintet September Winds, Short Stories is an unexpected record. Parker has excelled in long-form explorations for decades and with September Winds he has focused on site-specific journeys. The band plays in museums, industrial buildings, exposition halls and even a thermal bath in Switzerland. Their first release, Alder Brook (Leo, 2003), was recorded in a water cistern and a chapel. Here, however, they retire to the confines ...