Roulette TV: WILLIAM PARKER

Characterized by the Village Voice as the most consistently brilliant free bassist of all time, William Parker has been in demand as a performer with such notable avantjazz musicians as Ed Blackwell, Don Cherry, Bill Dixon, Milford Graves, Billy Higgins, Sunny Murray, and Cecil Taylor. Parker is also a prolific composer who has written in a wide range of forms including opera (eg. A Thousand Cranes for orchestra, dance, and a 1000 school children performed at the opening of the UN S