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Jon Kimura Parker, OC (born 25 December 1959) is a Canadian pianist.

He was born in Vancouver, Canada, the son of Keiko Parker and the nephew of Edward Parker.

He appeared with the Vancouver Youth Orchestra when he was five. He later studied at The Juilliard School of music under Adele Marcus.

He is the recipient of many international awards, including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999.

He has performed worldwide.

Parker has recorded works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. His recordings appear on CBC Records and the Telarc labels, among others.

He is currently Professor of Piano at The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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