Parker Shper Ensemble

About

Parker Shper's original music for Piano, Synthesizers, and various expanded ensembles include drone-like psychedelic soundscapes, minimalist piano ostinatos, growling synthesizers, and percussive samples. Layers of compelling melodies and open-sounding harmony form jumping-off points for improvisations.

Shper grew up in Central Vermont, playing piano by ear from a young age. He began classical piano studies at age 6 and became the pianist for the Vermont Youth Orchestra and the VT All-State Jazz Ensemble by his teenage years. He remained in New England for several years, working professionally composing for his groups, playing with various bands, and on many recording sessions. In 2005 he moved to Montreal to attend McGill University where he pursued studies in Jazz Piano Performance. During his studies, he spent a year living abroad in Sweden studying Music at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, forming ongoing connections with musicians from the creative and imaginative Scandinavian music scene. 

He has performed piano, synths and Hammond organ with such artists as Leif Vollebekk, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Michael Chorney, Anais Mitchell, The Barr Brothers, Craig Finn (The Holdsteady), Trey Anastasio, Alexi Murdoch, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Land Of Talk, Akil The MC (Jurassic 5), and many more.