Jeff Parker
Background information
Born	(1967-04-04) April 4, 1967 (age 57) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, experimental, post-rock, free jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, drum programming
Years active	1991-present
Labels	Delmark, Atavistic, Thrill Jockey, International Anthem, Eremite Records
Website	www.jeffparkersounds.com

Jeff Parker (born April 4, 1967) is an American guitarist and composer based in Los Angeles.^[1][2][3] Born in Connecticut and raised in Hampton, Virginia, Parker is best known as an experimental musician, working with jazz, electronic, rock, and improvisational groups. Parker studied at Berklee College of Music and then moved to Chicago in 1991.^[4]

Also a multi-instrumentalist, Parker has been a member of the post-rock group Tortoise^[5] since 1996, and was a founding member of Isotope 217 and the Chicago Underground Trio in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and has worked with George Lewis, Ernest Dawkins, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, Fred Anderson, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joey DeFrancesco, Smog (aka Bill Callahan), Carmen Lundy and Jason Moran.^[6] A prolific sideman, he has also released seven albums as a solo artist: Like-Coping, The Relatives, Bright Light in Winter, The New Breed, Slight Freedom, Suite for Max Brown, and Forfolks.^[7]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

• Vega (with Bernard Santacruz and Michael Zerang) (Marge, 2002)
• Like-Coping (Delmark, 2003)
• Out Trios, Vol. 2 (with Michael Zerang and Kevin Drumm) (Atavistic, 2003)
• Song Songs Song (with Scott Fields) (Delmark, 2004)
• The Relatives (Thrill Jockey, 2005)
• Bright Light in Winter (Delmark, 2012)
• The New Breed (International Anthem, 2016)
• Slight Freedom (Eremite, 2016)^[7]
• Diagonal Filter (Not Two, 2018)
• Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2020)^[8]
• Some Jellyfish Live Forever (with Rob Mazurek) (RogueArt, 2021)
• Forfolks (Nonesuch, 2021)
• Eastside Romp (with Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits) (RogueArt, 2022)
• Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy (Eremite, 2022)

With Tortoise

• TNT (Thrill Jockey, 1998)
• In the Fishtank (In the Fishtank, 1999)
• Standards (Thrill Jockey, 2001)
• It's All Around You (Thrill Jockey, 2004)
• The Brave and the Bold (Overcoat, 2006)
• Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey, 2009)
• The Catastrophist (Thrill Jockey, 2016)^[9]

With Joshua Abrams

• Cipher (Delmark, 2003)
• Represencing (Eremite, 2012)
• Magnetoception (Eremite, 2015)
• Cloud Script (Rogueart, 2020) with Cloud Script

With Chicago Underground Quartet

• Chicago Underground Quartet (Thrill Jockey, 2001)
• Good Days (Astral Spirits, 2020)

With Chicago Underground Trio

• Possible Cube (Delmark, 1999)
• Flamethrower (Delmark, 2000)

With Hamid Drake and Bindu

• Blissful (RogueArt, 2008)
• Reggaeology (RogueArt, 2010)

With Rob Mazurek

• Playground (Delmark, 1998)
• Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra (Thrill Jockey, 2008)

With Makaya McCraven

• Universal Beings (International Anthem, 2018)
• In These Times (International Anthem, 2022)

With Matana Roberts

• The Chicago Project (Central Control, 2008)

With Daniel Villarreal

• Panamá 77 (International Anthem, 2022)
• Lados B (International Anthem, 2023)