Cisco Bradley
12 February 2021
Bassist, composer, and scene-maker William Parker has a colossal figure in creative music since the 1970s, particularly as a musician who has defined the sound of New York beyond the mainstream. His range is astonishing, but so is his focus. His recorded output is vast, particularly lately.
Shying away from dealing with it all is understandable. Parker’s recordings as a leader exceed 100 albums, with sideman work particularly with Cecil Taylor, Charles Gayle, David S. Ware, and Matthew Shipp easily tripling that figure. How can we begin to grasp it all, particularly when the music ranges from modern jazz to free improvisation, from string quartet to vocal art songs?
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company to Receive $10K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
(FORT LEE, NJ) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Company s Year of the Golden Ox Celebration. This project will provide the necessary funding support to make this year s festival possible and allowing the Company to bring some of the leading Asian American Artists together virtually. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company project is among 1,073 projects across America totaling nearly $25 million that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects funding category.