Oh, that I could understand the mysteries of free jazz.
I don't pretend to be an expert in all genres of music by any stretch of the imagination. But, what I do know is that William Parker is hoping to do that: stretch one's imagination. Jazz bassist William Parker is proficient in various flutes and other wind instruments, and has been called "a weather vane that points listeners and musicians to the new directions of jazz” by allaboutjazz.com.
William is a kid from the Bronx who was never formally trained, but still managed to glean knowledge from the top double bassists 15 to 20 years his senior. These men played regularly with John Coltrane and Thelonius Monk, so you know we're talking about the crème de la crème.
Thanks to Carleton music prof and local percussionist Jesse Stewart, William Parker is doing a weekend residency here in Ottawa that includes a couple of free events.
You can have a conversation with him and his wife, dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker, at Carleton University on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at the Loeb Building, Room A720. It's free and open to the public.
This talk precedes a show on Thursday called Incantations, featuring William playing strings, brass and flutes while Jesse Stewart lends percussion.
This again takes place at Carleton University, in the Art Gallery at the north end of the campus in the St. Patrick's building. It's at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20. There are two shows Friday night at Gigspace: 7p.m. & 9p.m., $20 per show and reservations are recommended. Call 613-729-0693.
For something Friday night, I might suggest another legend, but this time of the local variety. Sneezy Waters came to worldwide attention back in the 70s singing the songs of Hank Williams Sr.
Sneezy took his play called Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave, all the way from its November 1977 premiere at the Beacon Arms Hotel here in Ottawa to its 1980 screen version, which was shown at a film festival for musicals in France in 1984. That festival awarded Sneezy Best Actor for his role as Hank Williams.
Well before he travelled the globe playing Hank, he busked the streets of Ottawa-Gatineau and played in the band, “The Children”, with Bruce Cockburn. That lasted about a year.
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