Princeton 'the Duke' Parker saw more Jazz gigs than anyone cared to remember. As a journalist for the Tribune for over 30 years, he was posted from the South Side of his hometown Chicago to heady Havana, passing through New Orleans in the Deep South before 3 years in Rio, capped off by stints in San Francisco, St Louis and the Apple. His words read the country over told the rich stories of the rapidly evolving cities in which he lived and captured the sound of the music that brought them to life, Jazz.

He was an ever-present at defining shows that critics, bar staff and eventually even the cats on stage, came to simply expect to see the outline of his figure underneath the cloud of smoke that rose from the back left corner of the venue when they looked up into the audience.

End Notes is a series of monthly live jazz performances led by Edward Lyons, each a different musical chapter from Parker’s life.