People that I play with on a regular basis; that is - my core of wonderful players include
Craig Milverton - Piano and Keyboard. Also good vocalist and MD. Runs annual Hayne Barton Jazz Festival in August. Plays with Digby Fairweather's Half Dozen and George Melly.
Jay Darwish - Double Bass. Studied at Dartington College and Guildhall School of Music, London. Funky and groovy.
Nick Millward(many hands) - Drums. Fantastic!
Influences
Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Joan Armatrading, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Astrud Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson.
Musicians I like a lot - Randy Crawford, Buena Vista Social Club, Pink Floyd,
Talk Talk, Bob Marley, Roy Harper, Nick Drake, Selector, Roy Ayres, Ray Charles, Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Carole King, The Beatles, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Bessie Smith, Ben Webster, Miles Davis, Django Rheinhart, Wes Montgomery, Oscar Peterson, Billy Cobham, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Arethra Franklin, The Mighty Culture, Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone, Bjork, Chopin, Bach, Massive Attack, Soul to Soul, Stevie Wonder, Julie Dexter, Bessie Smith, Annie Lennox, Astrud Gilberto - the list is pretty much endless - will add over time.......
YOU CAN BUY THE NEW CD - 'NO MORE STRANGERS' - DIRECT FROM LOUISE BY EMAILING louise@louiseparker.co.uk.
LOUISE PARKER
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“There’s no substitute for good time and tone... Tender or wild, her voice never lost its warmth and her phrasing had an in-built propulsion rarely heard from others.” Jack Massarik, London Evening Standard
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Growing up in a house filled with music, from the folk, calypso and opera enjoyed by her Jamaican born mother to the trad, swing and be-bop from her jazz-obsessed father, Louise Parker, aptly named after Louis Armstrong, was born to create the sort of soulful jazz she is rapidly gaining a reputation for.
A big hit on the festival circuit and a regular on Radio 2’s Best of Jazz, British vocalist, Louise Parker is a powerful live performer and a skilful interpreter of swing, blues and gospel classics. She commits to each song with the warmth, spirit and passion of the great jazz divas.
Combining a potent mix of funk and gospel, Louise blends an effortless rhythmical style with a sweet warm tone and daring scatting to create a performance which truly stirs the soul.
Citing influences that include Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, Louise Parker has been enchanting audiences at venues and festivals around the UK including, Glastonbury Festival, Pizza Express, The Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival and Plymouth Orange Music Festival among others.
Whether performing with her own Louise Parker Trio or with other notable jazz musicians such as BBC Jazz Award winner, saxophonist Alan Barnes, Louise Parker is not to be missed.
“A splendid new voice on the block…. Swings like fury.”
Humphrey Lyttelton
“A totally genuine jazz performer…a perfect lesson in feeling and phrasing.”
The Jazz Rag
“Watch out for Louise Parker!”
Just Jazz
“Sweetly soulful jazz vocals.”
Jazzwise Magazine
“What Louise does with every track is to make it her own.”
The Plymouth Evening Herald
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Hey Louise, just dropping by both parts of the Bradninch Video (it ended up so long it was too big to get on the internet in one piece!). Put it wherever you like. Thankyou again for such a beautiful end to our festival, I keep hearing such amazing feedback from your gig. Hope you are well, Roxanne :)
Louise, I play the album a lot and still love it. Haven't been to The Globe much recently so lots of love to you and Justin and catch you both soon. Best wishes Nick
