Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/27/2024
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
142 Throckmorton Theatre
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Mariah Parker’s music “fuses Latin rhythms with influences from South America and India with a dash of straight-up American jazz… an intoxicating blend of East and West.
—Paul Liberatore, Marin IJ
Mariah Parker has been playing music from the time she could reach the keys on the grand piano in her family home. As a composer, pianist and bandleader her work crosses cultural boundaries with an exuberant quest for defying musical labels or categorization. Her academic tenure at UC Santa Cruz was distinguished by her involvement with ethnomusicologist Fred Lieberman and the iconic drummer Mickey Hart on the “Planet Drum” project, marking her early foray into the fusion of musical traditions. Parker’s prowess as a composer and bandleader was further cemented through her vibrant performances in festivals in the U.S. and Europe. Her discography began with the critically acclaimed Sangria in February 2009, followed by Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert in 2017, which enjoyed 16 weeks of prominence on the National Jazzweek Airplay chart. Both albums have been celebrated globally for their innovative soundscapes and compositional brilliance.
Featuring
- Mariah Parker – compositions, piano
- Paul McCandless – woodwinds (Grammy winner)
- Matthew Montfort – scalloped fretboard guitar
- Sascha Jacobsen – bass (Grammy nominee)
- Kendrick Freeman – drums
- Michaelle Goerlitz – percussion
Windows Through Time is masterful.
—Rebeca Mauleon, Dir. of Education, SF Jazz…unerring harmonic motion, soul-lifting solos, driving rhythms, and impeccable ensemble playing.
—W.A. Mathieu, author of Harmonic Experience
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