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| Chris Parker Jazz Quartet Appearing @ Amity Gallery Chris Parker Jazz Quartet Amity Gallery 110 Newport Bridge Road Warwick, NY 10990 Saturday, July 27, 2019 8 PM Chris Parker, a professor of music at SUNY Orange, developed and heads the Jazz Studies program. He is a member of the faculty for nearly 34 years and a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. A native of Portland, OR, he received a BA from Portland State University, an MA in Music Composition from Goddard College and has done extensive additional graduate work in music theory and composition. An active composer of jazz and contemporary classical music, Parker has a long list of original compositions. Parker plays in east coast and west coast jazz festivals often with contemporary jazz greats such as Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Chris Vadala and Donny Mc Caslin. This concert will feature original compositions by Chris on piano, Tony Marino on bass, Marko Marcinko on drums and Rob Thomas on violin. write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |