Jeff Parker (musician)

Jeff Parker
Born (1967-04-04) April 4, 1967
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Genres Jazz, experimental music, Rock, post-rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Labels Delmark, Atavistic
Associated acts Tortoise
Website www.jeffparkersounds.com

Jeff Parker (born April 4, 1967) is an American jazz and rock guitarist based in Los Angeles.[1][2][3] Parker is best known as an experimental musician, working with avant-garde electronic, rock, and improvisational groups.

Parker currently plays guitar in the post-rock group Tortoise[4] and also was a founding member of the ensembles Isotope 217 and the Chicago Underground Trio in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is also a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, as well as working with musicians George Lewis, Ernest Dawkins, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, Fred Anderson (musician) and Jason Moran.[5] He has released three solo albums: Like-Coping, The Relatives and Bright Light in Winter.[6]

Discography

As A Lead Artist[7]

With Tortoise[8]

References

F. Holt 2007. "Jeff Parker and the Chicago Jazz Scene." In: Genre in Popular Music. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.

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