Teri Parker Quartet part of Women in Jazz Weekend

With the 2023 release of her sophomore bandleader album, Shaping The Invisible, Parker adds to an enviable discography that includes her debut album, In The Past, as well as a host of other releases. In addition to her eponymous group, Parker is also the leader of Free Spirits, a jazz quintet celebrating the music of Mary Lou Williams and Geri Allen, and has performed as a sideperson with a wide range of projects, including the Alex Dean Quartet, the Parker Abbot Trio, the John PiTman Quartet, the Parker-Wilson Duo, and the Radiohead tribute band Idioteque.

An engaging, driven performer, Parker is a fixture on the Canadian jazz scene, and has performed in a variety of ensembles as both a sideperson and a bandleader. She has played at many major na#onal festivals and is a regular at some of Canada’s most prominent jazz venues.