September 20, 2024 Jazz Sensibilities Mariah Parker’s latest album, Windows Through Time, explores Latin jazz, weaving together memorable compositions, a stellar ensemble, and profound themes. Parker has established herself in the genre as a pianist, composer, and bandleader. Windows Through Time follows her critically acclaimed releases, Sangria and Indo-Latin Jazz Live in Concert, further solidifying her reputation for genre-bending brilliance. […] CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
September 20, 2024 Paris Move Very often, the shipments we receive from Kari-on productions are sources of wonder with refreshing colors, as is the case here with this album by composer Mariah Parker, whose upcoming project “Windows Through Time” is a true delight of blended cultures and elegance. From the first track, universes mingle with […] CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
September 19, 2024 The Jazz Word From her early experiences at the piano to her involvement with world-renowned projects like Mickey Hart’s “Planet Drum,” Mariah Parker’s musical odyssey has always been driven by an insatiable curiosity and a love for cultural exchange. In her album, Windows Through Time, Parker presents a program of her experience through […] CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
August 17, 2024 Indie Music One of the gems in the indie music scene, Mariah Parker, brings a vibrant synergy of Jazz and Latin Jazz in her performances. Based in Petaluma, USA, Mariah’s compositions defy conventional labels. Her music is a tribute to her dexterity on the keys and her steady passion since early years. CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
July 28, 2024 Anil Prasad, Innerviews Pianist and composer Mariah Parker has an impressive new album titled Windows Through Time, recorded with her Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble. It features seven expansive, original works from Parker that combine Latin jazz and chamber jazz elements, infused with rhythmic intrigue and influences from multiple global diasporas. The pieces are […] CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
July 15, 2024 Women in Jazz Media North of San Francisco in California lie Marin and Sonoma Counties, home to a number of musicians somewhat separate from the San Francisco Bay Area musical scene. Mariah Parker lives in Sonoma County, and she has included many wonderful musicians who happen to live locally on this project, as part […] CD Reviews, Windows Through Time CD Reviews
April 5, 2017 Exposé Online by Peter Thelen One can’t accuse Parker of flooding the market with product; this live set is only her second album, the first in nine years, but after even a single listen, one can conclude it was clearly worth the wait. First things first, this eight song instrumental set sounds […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
April 4, 2017 Jazz Journal The opener Affinity Minus One is smack in the middle of Latin territory with no evident concession to Indian music, although the intrinsic affinities between the styles – for example the preponderance of minor harmony, syncopation and modalism – seem clear. Then there’s instrumentation: perhaps the clearest common ground, tabla […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
April 1, 2017 Jazzwise Short Cuts / New Releases: Blending East Indian rhythms with latin syncopations, Californian pianist Mariah Parker’s band includes reedsman Paul McCandless and takes an easy-listening route to nirvana while performing live at Yoshi’s. CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
March 28, 2017 Improvijazzation Nation: Issue #166 The mix of live recording sounds with the vibrant energy is superb on this January 2017 album; Mariah’s piano leads a stellar crew on this high-energy live recording, including reedmaster Paul McCandless, guitarist Matthew Montfort, Ian Dogole on percussion, as well as bassists Fred Randolph and Kash Killion, percussionist Brian […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
