BE 2026

Evan Parker Solo Set Added

One of the most important instrumentalists and jazz trailblazers in history, Evan Parker will perform three times at Big Ears — once with his Electro-Acoustic Ensemble featuring Okkyung Lee, Craig Taborn, and George Lewis; a performance with Rocket Science; and again with a newly-announced solo performance of his improvisational saxophone.

BIG EARS
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Knoxville, TN · USA

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