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William Parker is a musician, improviser, composer, educator, and author. He plays the bass, shakuhachi, double reeds, tuba, donso ngoni and gembri. Born in 1952 in the Bronx, New York, he studied bass with Richard Davis, Art Davis, Milt Hinton, Wilber Ware, Jimmy Garrison, and Paul West. During Parker’s prolific career, he has recorded over 150 albums, had countless celebrated stage appearances, and helped shaped the jazz scene for both his peers and the youth. In 2013, Parker received the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award in recognition of his influence and impact on the creative jazz scene over the last 40 years.

Album

A Whole System Of

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Tao Forms
Released: 2027
Track listing: Deeper Fields; A Whole System of; The Essential Blue Note; Notions of Order; Momenta; Wave Light non Form.

Album

Armageddon Flower

By Ivo Perelman

Label: Tao Forms
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pillar of Light; Tree Of Life; Armageddon Flower; Restoration.

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Synesthesia

By Ivo Perelman

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: First Color Heard; Phosphene; Blue Taste; Afterglow; One Sense.

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Keeping It In Context

By Lou Grassi

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Angle Of Repose; The Surface Of No Strain; The Correct Diagonal.

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Zo

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Zo #1; Summertime; Zo #2; Zo #3.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

William Parker, Joe Morris, Devra Hoff & Thollem

by Maurice Hogue
November 9, 2026

William Parker's magnificent bass playing is absent on his new release Waltz For Gregory, but he's still all over the album as composer, lyricist & producer. This one's got a bit of a Raining On The Moon vibe for me. Speaking of bassists, Devra Hoff's new Baile As Baile is an exciting solo excursion, while Joe ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp / William Parker: A Whole System Of

Read "A Whole System Of" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 21, 2026

Pianist Matthew Ship has always been cryptic. His music does not fit into categories. And though he may not boast a Sun Ra-level of recording prolificness, he is always, always busy. And if his output as a leader ever wanes, he sits in on sideman slots with tenor saxophonists David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman (and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Holland at 80 + New Music from Anna Webber, JD Allen and Danny Green

by Hobart Taylor
October 21, 2026

Also music from William Parker's latest, and Jason Robinson honors the spirit of Yusef Lateef. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 William Parker “ The Golden Light of Love" from Waltz for Gregory (AUM Fidelity) 00:04 JD Allen “SÖWT" from SÖWT (Savant) 04:53 Migiwa Miyajima/Ron Blake “Sunset Embrace" from The Sax Project 1(Soundspore) 12:35 Host Speaks ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Great Black Music: Hear and Now!

by Hobart Taylor
October 15, 2026

New music from, Nicole Mitchell, Russell Gunn, Rahsaan Barber, and William Parker and a little something from Bertha Hope. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Russell Gunn “ Folkz" from The Afrikan-Amerikan Book of the Dead (Vanglorious) 00:04 Joy Oladokun “Sage" from Hope is a Heavy Thing (Concord) 06:56 Julian Davis Reid “It's Time My Friend" ...