Parker Speirs is a guitarist and composer who feels at home playing jazz standards, new music, rock, reimagined classical repertoire, and much more. He has released several recordings under his own name and with The Inventures, an ensemble that re-imagines classical music by infusing it with jazz, rock, and pop. His talents landed him a coveted spot as an Artist in Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore for the 2023-2024 season.

Parker has performed and recorded with numerous artists and bands, including popular music acts Mimi Knowles, Van Lady Love, The Strike, Susie Brown, as well as contemporary artists like Emmanuel Trifilio, Sherele, and many others. Parker holds a master’s degree in guitar studies and is a sought after instructor when he’s not on stage.

A native of the Phoenix, Arizona area, Parker developed an early interest in guitar and other musical outlets. He immersed himself in the technical study of the guitar, classical bass, and composition. Enthralled with jazz and classical music as much as classic rock and metal, Parker’s unique perspective and blend of approaches to playing the guitar and writing music began to take shape. Since then, Parker has kept busy as a bandleader, guitarist, composer, and sideman both locally in the Washington D.C. metro area and on national circuits.

See selected discography below (available to stream in the “music” tab here)

• Parker Speirs – Mingling; The Layman; Brain Cinema

• The Inventures – Outside The Bach’s; Classical Leftovers; Symphonic Triage

• Kurt Reeder - Git It; Lesions

• The Salt Lake City 7 – The Salt Lake City 7

• Ryan Conger – The New Fang Dangled

• Mimi Knowles – Better; live tracks

• Omega Horns – Panic; Spinning Plates; All My Life; other various tracks

• Synthesis – Downtime; Kenton Celebration

• Moksha Music Productions – Dune Cloud; Hippopotamus

• Various credits for: film trailers for Kings and Creatures, LTD.; TV commercials; song libraries for Warner Chapell, Amphibious Zoo; other miscellaneous credits