Oct. 3 jazz concert in Presser Hall

The jazz group Parker and Parker Quartet will perform a concert at 8 p.m. on Oct. 3 in Presser Hall’s Snyder Recital Hall at Ohio Northern University. The concert, which is presented by the ONU Department of Music, is free and open to the public.

The Parker and Parker Quartet features father Gene Parker on reeds and son Ray Parker on bass. Gene Parker is a fixture in northwestern Ohio and Detroit, and Ray Parker is one of the leading bass players in New York City. The group also will include the young and talented Canadian drummer Jon Foster from Toronto and guitarist Mike Gabriel from Detroit.