Evan Parker (born 1944) is a British free jazz saxophone player.

He has recorded dozens of albums solo or as a group leader, and has recorded or performed with Peter Brotzmann--including Brotzmann's epochal "Machine Gun" in 1968--Derek Bailey, Keith Rowe, Joe McPhee and many others.

In recent years, Parker has expanded beyond free jazz, working with the dub music oriented Jah Wobble, the adventurous drum n bass duo Spring Heel Jack and rock group Spiritualized.

Parker is one of rather few saxophone players who has extensively recorded and performed unacompanied, and has developed a unique, idenitifiable approach. One critic has written that Parker's solo performances "reveal also the mechanical possibilities for the instrument that weren't even considered before he came along — things like playing in all three registers of the instrument at the same time." [1]

See also

• Free improvisation

External links

• Discography, Interviews, mp3 samples