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Finding Space named the the All About Jazz Publisher's Top Pick CDs for 2006!

"Rick Parker possesses the goods to make a different within the global jazz community."
Glen Astarita - JazzReview.com

"On Finding Space he proves himself a major talent on the rise."
Dan McClenaghan - AllAboutJazz.com

"This collective is one to watch."
Troy Collins - AllAboutJazz.com

"The arrangements are anything but run of the mill, the horn playing and interplay delicious, and the drummer impressive and exciting."
Brad Walseth - ChicagoJazz.net

Finding Space is the second CD release by award winning trombonist/composer Rick Parker and his band which has been dubbed “the best kept secret in New York City right now” (AllAboutJazz.com)

Rick Parker - Trombone
Xavier Perez - Saxophones
Maurice Brown - Trumpet
Jaleel Shaw - Alto Sax
Sam Barsh - Piano
Gavin Fallow - Bass
Kyle Struve - Drums

Parker was awarded the 2005 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award and can often be heard performing with the likes of the Ku-umba Frank Lacy Vibe Tribe and drum legend Charli Persip and Supersound.

The CD features an array of the most exciting, ground breaking musicians on the scene today:

New Orleans trumpet sensation and Downbeat Magazine’s TDWR trumpet recipient Maurice Brown; alto sophonist Jaleel Shaw known for his work with the Roy Haynes Quartet and the Mingus Big Band; pianist Sam Barsh from bassist Avishai Cohen's Trio, Lonnie Plaxico Group and new recordings by Jeff Parker of Tortoise; world renowned Cuban saxophonist Xavier Perez; bassist Gavin Fallow from the Jeremy Pelt Quartet and TK Blue Quintet; and drummer Kyle Struve.