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Aaron Parks On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Aaron Parks On Piano Jazz

The prolific pianist was still in his teens when he joined Marian McPartland for this 2001 session.

Aaron Parks In The Studio

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Aaron Parks: Live In Concert

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The Checkout: Live

Aaron Parks: Live In Concert

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The twenty-something pianist, already one of the great composers of his generation, has been writing a new book of tunes for a new band. Fellow keyboard player Pete Rende joins Parks and a quartet in this live performance.

Listen Now: Aaron Parks In Concert

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James Farm: Newport Jazz 2011

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Newport Jazz Festival

James Farm: Newport Jazz 2011

Hear two songs from the collective quartet's performance at Newport.

James Farm: Newport Jazz 2011

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First Listen: James Farm, 'JAMES FARM'

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First Listen: James Farm, 'JAMES FARM'

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The meeting of saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric Harland has proved fruitful. Hear their self-titled debut, the ear-tickling first crop from a jazz quartet featuring four of the best in the business.

Best Music Of 2008

Geniuses Collide In 2008's Best Jazz

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Cross-pollination of excellent musicians made for some amazing jazz in 2008. The year's best CDs feature numerous musicians collaborating with each other on a wide variety of recordings. Hearing the best musicians work with other geniuses is a wonderful thing to witness. Here are 10 of the best jazz CDs of the year.

Hear Shaunna Morrison Machosky Discuss Her Top Pick

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Aaron Parks: Projecting The 'Invisible Cinema'

WBGO

In the constant race to find the next cure for jazz (hint: it ain't broken), Aaron Parks seems perfectly content to set his own pace. The 24 year-old pianist discovered music intuitively. In a session from WBGO, Parks plays a mix of jazz and rock that's ultimately neither of those things.

Aaron Parks in Studio on WBGO 6/19/08

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Aaron Parks: Atom-Smashing Jazz Accelerator

WBGO

"Nemesis" is less about being jazz or rock than it is about providing a sonic environment. Pianist Aaron Parks adds some contrasting touches: A mellotron and glockenspiel combine with piano and keyboards to create his own episodic drama. Coming from an album with the appropriate title Invisible Cinema, this is soundtrack music for a movie waiting to be filmed.

Nemesis

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