Eddie Parker (musician)
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Eddie Parker is an English
jazz
flautist
and composer
.
As well as being one of Britain's leading jazz flautists, Eddie is a multi-instrumentalist
and often plays keyboards during live performances and workshops.
He was a founding member of and composer for the British jazz band "Loose Tubes
" in the 1980s. Since then, he has toured and performed with several noted bands and performers including Bheki Mseleku
, Marvin Smith
and John Parricelli
. He currently tours with his present band "Mister Vertigo", of which Parricelli is a member, and conducts various jazz workshops and performances involving young musicians across the country. He is a lecturer in jazz at Middlesex University
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
As well as being one of Britain's leading jazz flautists, Eddie is a multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
and often plays keyboards during live performances and workshops.
He was a founding member of and composer for the British jazz band "Loose Tubes
Loose Tubes
Loose Tubes was a British jazz big band/orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to bethe focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz...
" in the 1980s. Since then, he has toured and performed with several noted bands and performers including Bheki Mseleku
Bheki Mseleku
Bhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku, generally known as Bheki Mseleku was a jazz musician from South Africa. He was a pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer and arranger who was entirely self taught....
, Marvin Smith
Marvin Smith
Smith, an alumnus of Berklee, has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums.In addition, he also has toured with Sting, Dave Holland, Sonny Rollins and Willie Nelson. He is a former member of The New York Jazz Quartet, and is in a band with Kevin Eubanks, fellow Berklee...
and John Parricelli
John Parricelli
John Parricelli is a jazz guitarist, appearing and recording mainly in the United Kingdom.Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982 and was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he recorded three albums...
. He currently tours with his present band "Mister Vertigo", of which Parricelli is a member, and conducts various jazz workshops and performances involving young musicians across the country. He is a lecturer in jazz at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
.