March 12, 2017 Curve Magazine Get your body moving to the delightful uptempo rhythms of this excellent compilation of live performances at Yoshi’s Oakland, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, and Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley and TRI Studios, San Rafael. Composer/band leader Mariah Parker on piano and santur and 8 exceptional band members keep the groove coming […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
March 12, 2017 Veritas Vampirus by Mark S. Tucker If you think paring down rock and prog into apposite sub-genres-within-genres is a mare’s nest, try subdividing World and New Age, especially the latter. Let me know when you give it a go, I still have lots of Prozac and Xanax from the vacation I had in a sanitarium after […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
March 11, 2017 Salsa.it! With songs recorded live during her tours, pianist and composer and arranger Mariah Parker presents us with Indo Latin Jazz Live In Concert, her second recording. Parker, whose debut album dates back to 2009, offers us a musical journey that establishes a connection between the music of India and the […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
January 31, 2017 The Progressive Aspect I hate to admit, I’m a sucker for Latin jazz. It’s happy music that goes straight to your hips and, as we all know, hips don’t lie. But I accept that it can sometimes have a whiff of Manchego cheese about it as it descends into easy listening, so it’s […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
January 30, 2017 All About Jazz Traditional Indian music, various Latin styles and contemporary jazz have negotiated an unlikely but productive friendship in the Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble, a periodically convened combo of top Northern California jazz and world music players led by pianist Mariah Parker. She reunites the unit for Live in Concert (Ancient Future.com […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
April 28, 2016 CD Review by Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal Marin may be known as a rock ’n’ roll county, but it’s also home to some of the foremost musicians in global fusion — a form of acoustic jazz that requires melodic invention, masterful musicianship and fearless improvisation. Eight of the best players on the planet are featured on pianist […] CD Reviews, Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert CD Reviews
February 8, 2012 India Currents Ancient Future, the world’s “first and longest running band dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music” has brought out Sangria, the first album in its World Jazz series.This debut recording features original compositions of multi-instrumentalist Mariah Parker, who has drawn musical inspiration from Brazil, Cuba, Spain, and […] CD Reviews, Sangria CD Reviews
September 25, 2011 Press Play, Marin Independent Journal This is the impressive solo CD debut of a pianist-composer known primarily for her performances with the longtime Marin world music group Ancient Future. Parker, who worked with Mickey Hart on his “Planet Drum” project when she was completing her music degree at UC Santa Cruz, describes her style on […] CD Reviews, Sangria CD Reviews
May 21, 2011 Jazz World Quest Productions As we can read on the cover, Sangria promise is “An Indo Latin Jazz Musical Experience’ yet often these both these ethnic flavors are so intimately fused that the result turns into a new and fresh sonority. The Latin and Indian rhythms come together naturally, blending smoothly into the sound […] CD Reviews, Sangria CD Reviews
January 1, 2011 Awareness Magazine Like the festive wine and fruit drink the album takes its name from, the music on Mariah Parker’s “Sangria” is, indeed, an intoxicating melange of diverse sonic ingredients. The album’s subtitle: “An Indo Latin Jazz Musical Experience” further hints at the heady fusion contained within. Mariah shines on piano and […] CD Reviews, Sangria CD Reviews
