Evan Parker
Free improvisation, Composer
1944 –
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Who is Evan Parker?
Evan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.
Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extended techniques. Critic Ron Wynn describes Parker as "[a]mong Europe's most innovative and intriguing saxophonists ... his solo sax work isn't for the squeamish."
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- Born
- Apr 5, 1944
Bristol - Also known as
- Parker, Evan
- Evan Shaw Parker
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- University of Birmingham
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on July 23, 2013
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