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Listen to William Parker, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

William Parker

Jazz

The next William Parker concert is scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025 at Lena Horne Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY, United States. See all 1 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By William Parker

Listen to The Last Transmission (feat. Chad Taylor, James Brandon Lewis & William Parker) [Live] by Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Last Transmission (feat. Chad Taylor, James Brandon Lewis & William Parker) [Live]Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons
Listen to Was One by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Was OneAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
Listen to For Goya by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon, see lyrics, music video & more!
For GoyaAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
Listen to Morgan Avenue Second Line by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Morgan Avenue Second LineAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
Listen to Bakunawa by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon, see lyrics, music video & more!
BakunawaAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
Listen to Fly Anew by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fly AnewAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
Listen to Prayer (Bonus Track) by William Parker & Ellen Christi, see lyrics, music video & more!
Prayer (Bonus Track)William Parker & Ellen Christi
Listen to Windshield Wipers (bonus track) by William Parker & Ellen Christi, see lyrics, music video & more!
Windshield Wipers (bonus track)William Parker & Ellen Christi
Listen to Batala (Bonus Track) by William Parker & Ellen Christi, see lyrics, music video & more!
Batala (Bonus Track)William Parker & Ellen Christi
Listen to We Were Very Civilized by William Parker & Ellen Christi, see lyrics, music video & more!
We Were Very CivilizedWilliam Parker & Ellen Christi

Upcoming Concerts for William Parker

  • Aug
    15
    Aug 15, 2025
    Lena Horne Bandshell
    Brooklyn

Latest Release

Listen to Bakunawa by Andrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon
ALBUMBakunawaAndrew Barker, William Parker & Jon Irabagon

More albums from William Parker

Listen to Cereal Music by William Parker & Ellen Christi
ALBUMCereal MusicWilliam Parker & Ellen Christi
Listen to Why by Joel Futterman & William Parker
ALBUMWhyJoel Futterman & William Parker
Listen to The Gate by Dave Sewelson, William Parker & Steve Hirsh
ALBUMThe GateDave Sewelson, William Parker & Steve Hirsh
Listen to Broken Unbroken by Chad Fowler, William Parker & Anders Griffen
ALBUMBroken UnbrokenChad Fowler, William Parker & Anders Griffen
Listen to Thinking Unthinking by Chad Fowler, William Parker & Anders Griffen
ALBUMThinking UnthinkingChad Fowler, William Parker & Anders Griffen
Listen to Universal Tonality by William Parker
ALBUMUniversal TonalityWilliam Parker
Listen to Sparks by Eri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker & Steve Hirsh
ALBUMSparksEri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker & Steve Hirsh
Listen to Historic Music Past Tense Future by Peter Brötzmann, William Parker & Milford Graves
ALBUMHistoric Music Past Tense FuturePeter Brötzmann, William Parker & Milford Graves
Listen to Village Mothership by Whit Dickey, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
ALBUMVillage MothershipWhit Dickey, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
Listen to Mayan Space Station by William Parker
ALBUMMayan Space StationWilliam Parker
Listen to Some Good News by Hamid Drake, Elaine Mitchener, William Parker, Orphy Robinson & Pat Thomas
ALBUMSome Good NewsHamid Drake, Elaine Mitchener, William Parker, Orphy Robinson & Pat Thomas
Listen to Trencadis: A selection from Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World by William Parker
ALBUMTrencadis: A selection from Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone WorldWilliam Parker
Listen to Ineffable Joy by Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Bobby Kapp
ALBUMIneffable JoyIvo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Bobby Kapp
Listen to Flower in a Stained-Glass Window & the Blinking of the Ear by William Parker
ALBUMFlower in a Stained-Glass Window & the Blinking of the EarWilliam Parker
Listen to Near Disaster by Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
ALBUMNear DisasterJeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
Listen to Other Dimensions in Music (Feat. Rashid Bakr) by Daniel Carter, Roy S. Campbell Jr. & William Parker
ALBUMOther Dimensions in Music (Feat. Rashid Bakr)Daniel Carter, Roy S. Campbell Jr. & William Parker
Listen to Seraphic Light by Daniel Carter, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
ALBUMSeraphic LightDaniel Carter, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
Listen to Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics by William Parker
ALBUMLake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonicsWilliam Parker
Listen to Heptagon by Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
ALBUMHeptagonIvo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
Listen to Bass Duo by William Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio
ALBUMBass DuoWilliam Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio
Listen to Titan by Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
ALBUMTitanIvo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
Listen to Ao Vivo Jazz na Fábrica: William Parker Quartet by William Parker & William Parker Quartet
ALBUMAo Vivo Jazz na Fábrica: William Parker QuartetWilliam Parker & William Parker Quartet
Listen to Stan's Hat Flapping in the Wind (feat. Lisa Sokolov & Cooper-Moore) by William Parker
ALBUMStan's Hat Flapping in the Wind (feat. Lisa Sokolov & Cooper-Moore)William Parker
Listen to New Normal by Dave Cappello, Jeff Albert & William Parker
ALBUMNew NormalDave Cappello, Jeff Albert & William Parker
Listen to Great Spirit by William Parker
ALBUMGreat SpiritWilliam Parker
Listen to For Those Who Are, Still by William Parker
ALBUMFor Those Who Are, StillWilliam Parker
Listen to To Roy by Oliver Lake & William Parker
ALBUMTo RoyOliver Lake & William Parker
Listen to Love and Ghosts by Gerald Cleaver, William Parker & Craig Taborn
ALBUMLove and GhostsGerald Cleaver, William Parker & Craig Taborn
Listen to Alternating Current by Jeff Cosgrove, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
ALBUMAlternating CurrentJeff Cosgrove, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
Listen to Book of Sound by Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
ALBUMBook of SoundIvo Perelman, Matthew Shipp & William Parker
Listen to Friday Afternoon by William Parker & Raining On The Moon
ALBUMFriday AfternoonWilliam Parker & Raining On The Moon
Listen to Kalaparusha On the Edge of the Horizon by William Parker & In Order To Survive
ALBUMKalaparusha On the Edge of the HorizonWilliam Parker & In Order To Survive
Listen to Composer in Dialogue: Winter Sun Crying by William Parker
ALBUMComposer in Dialogue: Winter Sun CryingWilliam Parker
Listen to Tender Exploration by William Parker, Conny Bauer & Hamid Drake
ALBUMTender ExplorationWilliam Parker, Conny Bauer & Hamid Drake
Listen to Altitude by Joe Morris, William Parker & Gerald Cleaver
ALBUMAltitudeJoe Morris, William Parker & Gerald Cleaver
Listen to The Gowanus Session by Thollem McDonas, William Parker & Nels Cline
ALBUMThe Gowanus SessionThollem McDonas, William Parker & Nels Cline
Listen to Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake by William Parker
ALBUMCrumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller's Stale CakeWilliam Parker
Listen to Planetary Unknown by Muhammad Ali, Cooper-Moore, William Parker & David S. Ware
ALBUMPlanetary UnknownMuhammad Ali, Cooper-Moore, William Parker & David S. Ware
Listen to Knives From Heaven by Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Beans & Hprizm
ALBUMKnives From HeavenMatthew Shipp, William Parker, Beans & Hprizm
Listen to Uncle Joe's Spirit House by William Parker
ALBUMUncle Joe's Spirit HouseWilliam Parker
Listen to I Plan to Stay a Believer - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield by William Parker
ALBUMI Plan to Stay a Believer - The Inside Songs of Curtis MayfieldWilliam Parker
Listen to Serving An Evolving Humanity by William Parker, Gianni Lenoci, Vittorino Curci & Marcello Magliocchi
ALBUMServing An Evolving HumanityWilliam Parker, Gianni Lenoci, Vittorino Curci & Marcello Magliocchi
Listen to Scattered Thoughts by Jim Staley, Joey Baron & William Parker
ALBUMScattered ThoughtsJim Staley, Joey Baron & William Parker
Listen to At Somewhere There by William Parker
ALBUMAt Somewhere ThereWilliam Parker
Listen to Temporary - EP by William Parker & Giorgio Dini
ALBUMTemporary - EPWilliam Parker & Giorgio Dini
Listen to In the Shade of Sun by John Blum, Sunny Murray & William Parker
ALBUMIn the Shade of SunJohn Blum, Sunny Murray & William Parker
Listen to Live In the Ghetto - EP by Pasquale Innarella, William Parker & Hamid Drake
ALBUMLive In the Ghetto - EPPasquale Innarella, William Parker & Hamid Drake
Listen to Farmers By Nature by Gerald Cleaver, William Parker & Craig Taborn
ALBUMFarmers By NatureGerald Cleaver, William Parker & Craig Taborn
Listen to Beyond Quantum by Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves & William Parker
ALBUMBeyond QuantumAnthony Braxton, Milford Graves & William Parker
Listen to Double Sunrise Over Neptune by William Parker
ALBUMDouble Sunrise Over NeptuneWilliam Parker
Listen to Tamarindo by Tony Malaby & William Parker
ALBUMTamarindoTony Malaby & William Parker
Listen to Corn Meal Dance by William Parker
ALBUMCorn Meal DanceWilliam Parker
Listen to Volume 2: Summer Snow by William Parker & Hamid Drake
ALBUMVolume 2: Summer SnowWilliam Parker & Hamid Drake
Listen to Feels Like It by Daniel Carter, Mark Hennen, Toby Kasavan & William Parker
ALBUMFeels Like ItDaniel Carter, Mark Hennen, Toby Kasavan & William Parker
Listen to For Percy Heath by William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra
ALBUMFor Percy HeathWilliam Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra
Listen to Luc's Lantern by William Parker
ALBUMLuc's LanternWilliam Parker
Listen to After You Gone by Barre Phillips, Joëlle Léandre, William Parker & Tetsu Saitoh
ALBUMAfter You GoneBarre Phillips, Joëlle Léandre, William Parker & Tetsu Saitoh
Listen to Mass for the Healing of the World by William Parker & The Little Huey Creative …
ALBUMMass for the Healing of the WorldWilliam Parker & The Little Huey Creative …
Listen to The Victoriaville Tape by Peter Kowald & William Parker
ALBUMThe Victoriaville TapePeter Kowald & William Parker
Listen to Spontaneous by William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
ALBUMSpontaneousWilliam Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Listen to The Trio Plays Ware by Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Guillermo E.brown
ALBUMThe Trio Plays WareMatthew Shipp, William Parker & Guillermo E.brown
Listen to Long Hidden: The Olmec Series by William Parker
ALBUMLong Hidden: The Olmec SeriesWilliam Parker
Listen to Piercing the Veil by William Parker & Hamid Drake
ALBUMPiercing the VeilWilliam Parker & Hamid Drake
Listen to Painter's Spring by William Parker
ALBUMPainter's SpringWilliam Parker
Listen to Painters Winter by William Parker
ALBUMPainters WinterWilliam Parker
Listen to Deep Music by Peter Kowald, William Parker & Peter Jacquemin
ALBUMDeep MusicPeter Kowald, William Parker & Peter Jacquemin
Listen to DNA by Matthew Shipp Duo With William Parker
ALBUMDNAMatthew Shipp Duo With William Parker
Listen to Palm of Soul by Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake and William Parker
ALBUMPalm of SoulKidd Jordan, Hamid Drake and William Parker
Listen to Contrabasses by Joëlle Léandre & William Parker
ALBUMContrabassesJoëlle Léandre & William Parker
Listen to Mayor of Punkville by The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra & William Parker
ALBUMMayor of PunkvilleThe Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra & William Parker
Listen to Seeing New York from the Ear by Frode Gjerstad, Rashid Bakr & William Parker
ALBUMSeeing New York from the EarFrode Gjerstad, Rashid Bakr & William Parker
Listen to Testimony by William Parker
ALBUMTestimonyWilliam Parker
Listen to Old Song Resung: William Parker Sings Ives, Griffes, Farwell, and Cadman by William Parker
ALBUMOld Song Resung: William Parker Sings Ives, Griffes, Farwell, and CadmanWilliam Parker
Listen to In Order to Survive by William Parker
ALBUMIn Order to SurviveWilliam Parker

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William Parker Essentials
William Parker Essentials
Free Jazz von einem der beeindruckendsten Kontrabassisten weltweit
William Parker Essentials

About William Parker

Listen to William Parker, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Born
10. Januar 1952
Genre
Jazz
William Parker has also released music as a member of David S. Ware Quartet, The Cecil Taylor Quartet, Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble, Red Lily Quintet, William Parker Quartet, Matthew Shipp Trio, The Ancients, William Parker Violin Trio, The Blue Series Continuum, and David S. Ware String Ensemble.

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