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 of her Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble. The label refers to this project at “World Jazz”, and I think that is quite descript. If you’re a fan of world fusion music, I highly encourage you to pick up a copy of this album – superb musicianship, compel- ling compositions by Mariah, beautifully recorded, this album has been a staple on my radio program, “The Creative Source”, of late. You must check out the title track with the incredible voice of Clauda Villela, and the saxophone of Paul McCandless.
Women in Jazz Media, July 2024
Mariah Parker (Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble) “Windows Through Time” Ancient-Future.com Records – 2024