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Ryan Parrish

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Hello all. My name is Ryan Parrish and I was born in Reno, NV. I am 24 years old. I started playing Piano when I was 11 and did that until I was 15, which was my Freshman year of High School. I started playing the Saxophone when I was 12 and I've doing just that ever since. I also starting drumming in my high school drumline on the tenors and later marched in the tenor line of the Sacramento Mandarins for two years, 04' and as section leader in 05'. I just Graduated from the Universtiy of Reno, Nevada with a Degree in Jazz Studies/Saxophone Performance. For the moment I live in the Reno/Tahoe area,and perform in various musical projects such as The Droogs of Eidetia, The Collapse, Dr. Vuju, The April Co-Op, The Mark Sexton Band and others in the making. All of which using original material written by various members of each different group as well as large repertoire of standards and other important tunes in both the traditional and progressive Jazz idiom. I believe that music is the language of the soul and Jazz over the course of the last 100+ years has evolved and expanded through creativity, experimentation, risk, and collaboration. There are no boundaries or limits, and honesty is supremely important.My music is the way in which I perceive the world around me. My pains, pleasures, inner peace, struggle, anger, joy, sadness, and love are all dealt with through composition, and improvisation.For More Information about all of my activities, Check out my Official Websitehttp://www.ryanparrishmusic.comThe Collapse mvt. 1
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The Collapse Round Trip - Ornette Coleman


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Member Since: 31/10/2006
Band Website: http://www.ryanparrishmusic.com
Band Members: (The Droogs of Eidetia- Ryan Hall-Guitar, Ryan Parrish-saxophones, Mike Mayhall-Bass, Mike Lockwood-Drums) www.myspace.com/thedroogsofeidetia(Dr. Vuju - Ryan Parrish- Saxophones, David Squelch- guitar, Alex Korostinksy- Bass, Greg McLean- Guitars, Dan Weiss- Drums)(Osmodiar - Mike Mayhall- Bass, Ryan Parrish- Bari Saxophone, Dan Weiss- Drums, Jeff Mitchell- Vocals) www.myspace.com/osmodiarbestinreno(The Mark Sexton Band - Mark Sexton - Vocals, Guitar, Ryan Parrish - Tenor Saxophone, Alex Korostinksy - Bass, Dan Weiss - Drums) www.myspace.com/marksextonreno(DUBSAK - Ryan Parrish- Saxophones, Mke Mayhall- Bass, Mario - Keys, Dan Weiss - Drums)
Influences: John Coltrane, Micheal Brecker,Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, Ravi Coltrane, Peter Epstien, Tim Berne, Ornette Coleman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Jimmy Heath, Billy Pierce, Pharoah Sanders, Charlie Rouse, Branford Marsalis, Chris Speed, Ben Wendel, Eric Dolphy Rasaahn Roland Kirk, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Red Garland, Uri Caine, Andy Milne, Joey Calderazzo, Herbi Hancock, Sun Ra, Jodi Mitchell, Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Sam Rivers, Tyshawn Sorey, Billy Higgins, Roy Haynes, Billy Hart, Matana Roberts, Drew Gress, Fred Hersch, Elvin Jones, Bill Stewart, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Dennis Mackrel, Ben Monder, Scott Robinson, Tim Ries, Maria Schneider, Ingred Jensen, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzie Gillespie, Billie Eckstien, Art Blakey.......
Sounds Like: sounds like my influences......
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

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