Phil Parnell
Pianist/Composer/ Producer from New Orleans Phil Parnell started playing piano at an early age, studied privately with Ellis Marsalis as a teenager, and attended Berklee College of music in Boston in the late 70's. On his return to New Orleans he began working with many different bands in venues in and around the City of New Orleans on Bourbon Street, in hotels and restaurants, at the jazz clubs, and various festivals in and around south Louisiana.
Over the years he has played clubs and concert halls around the world and shared the stage with hundreds of artists, including Lillian Boutte', Bettye Lavette, Gatemouth Brown, Astrud Gilberto, Brian Blade, George Porter jr, Bo Diddly, Johnny Vidacovich, Red Holloway and Herlin Reiley.
Phil embraces many styles and settings of music and is delighted to go from an eclctronic, experimental musical situation to a traditional jazz , gospel jazz, rhythm & blues, cabaret, solo piano, or big band scenario.
Most recently he has been performing and recording with Jamie Lidell, the Matthew Herbert Big Band, Lillian Boutte', TJ Johnson and Denny Ilett as well as his trio, 'PP3' and writing and producing CDs on his own Village Studio Records label.
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Phil Parnell's Website www.philparnell.com
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Funky Feet Movie
Blue Balls Fest with Jamie Lidell
ARTERO VAUDOO en concert le 13 juin à Saint-Malo et les 19 & 20 juin au Sunside à Paris.
Après un hommage à Bix Beiderbecke et un Artero-Brel désarmant, voilà que l'insaisissable trublion du jazz s'attaque à une relecture oblique, iconoclaste et dépouillée des rythmes afro-américains...
LOL - Hey Phil - what a hoot. Will pointed me to your site - found your space from there - still looking for more of the gillan st gang :-) Hey , how is doug? I haven't heard anything from any of the old folks for so many years...
Very cool that you stayed with music! and I noticed you had Leigh (little queenie, these days) as a friend - I knew here back in grad- and high- school days as well - LOL small world - 'course, such is life in nola I guess :-)
EN CONCERT AU SUNSIDE (PARIS) LES 19 & 20 JUIN PROCHAINS... Funk neo-orleanais, be bop musculeux, fulgurances jazz ou embruns latinos mâtinés de ce mystérieux vaudou qui vous attrape sans crier gare : Et si c’était lui, Artero, le grigri porte bonheur de nos humeurs ?
