"One of Australia´s most creative jazz musicians" Australian Jazz and Blues As of Fall, 2010, the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet has a new baritone saxophonist: Lisa Parrott (left-of-center). Lisa, who comes from a small town in Australia, first came to New York in 1993, and received two Australia Council for the Arts grants to study in New York with saxophonists/composers Steve Coleman and Lee Konitz. Her career has taken off in NY as a sideperson as well as a leader. She received recognition for her baritone saxophone playing in the 69th Annual Downbeat Readers Poll where she placed 5th. Lisa Parrott and her sister, bassist Nicki Parrott, performed at the prestigious Tribute to Mary Lou Williams Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in 2002. She has performed with such great musicians as Dave Brubeck, Nancy Wilson, Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Diane Schuur, Gregory Hines, Rachel Z, Cindy Blackman, Gunther Schuller, Clifford Barbaro, Denis Charles, Lea Delaria, Jason Linder´s Big Band, DIVA, Rob Reddy´s Horn Choir, the Jimmy Heath Big Band and the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band. She has toured with the best of Australia´s ensembles, including John Pochee´s Ten Part Invention, Paul Grabowsky´s Australia Art Orchestra, Lloyd Swanton´s The Catholics, James Morrison´s Big Band, Mara Kiek Quartet and Jackie Orszacksky. She also has appeared numerous times on television and in magazines including Downbeat, CMJ Music Magazine, Billboard, Vogue (Australia), Dolly and Australian Jazz and Blues.
- www.lisaparrott.com