James Carter (musician)
| James Carter | |
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 James Carter, Bad Ischl 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 3, 1969 |
| Origin |  Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Clarinetist Saxophonist Flutist |
| Instruments | Bass clarinet Bass saxophone Baritone saxophone Alto saxophone Soprano saxophone Tenor saxophone Sopranino saxophone Flute Bass flute |
| Labels | Atlantic Records Columbia Records Half Note Records |
| Associated acts | Bird-Trane-Sco-Now! |
James Carter (born January 3, 1969) is an American jazz musician.
Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and learned to play under the tutelage of Donald Washington, becoming a member of his youth jazz ensemble Bird-Trane-Sco-NOW!! On May 31, 1988, at the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts), Carter was a last-minute addition for guest artist Lester Bowie which turned into an invitation to play with his new quintet(forerunner of his New York Organ Ensemble) in New York that following November at the now defunct Carlos 1 jazz club. This NY invite was pivotal in Carter's career, putting him in musical contact with the world and he moved to New York two years later. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the late 1980s/early 1990s, playing saxophones, flute, and clarinets. As a young man, he attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, becoming the youngest faculty member at the camp. He first toured Europe (Scandinavia) with the International Jazz Band in 1985 at the age of 16. On his album Chasin' the Gypsy (2000), he recorded with his cousin Regina Carter, a jazz violinist.
Carter has won the Critic's and Reader's Choice award for baritone saxophone several years in a row from Down Beat magazine. He has performed, toured and played on albums with Lester Bowie, Julius Hemphill, Frank Lowe & the Saxemble, Kathleen Battle, the World Saxophone Quartet, Cyrus Chestnut, Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Mingus Big Band.[1]
Carter is an authority on vintage horns, and he owns an extensive collection.[2]
[edit] Discography
- 1991: Tough Young Tenors: Alone Together
- 1994: J.C. on the Set
- 1995: Jurassic Classics
- 1995: The Real Quietstorm
- 1996: Conversin' with the Elders
- 1998: In Carterian Fashion
- 2000: Layin' in the Cut
- 2000: Chasin' the Gypsy
- 2003: Gardenias for Lady Day
- 2004: Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge with David Murray, Franz Jackson and Johnny Griffin[3]
- 2005: Out of Nowhere
- 2005: Gold Sounds (Tribute to Pavement)
- 2008: Present Tense
- 2009: Heaven on Earth
- 2011: Caribbean Rhapsody
[edit] References
James Carter Organ Trio review, Bimhuis Amsterdam Jazzenzo.nl Photos by Julia Free Bold textAt the Crossroads Emarcy Records 2011
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- P. Mauriat Artist Profile Page
- High kicks and belly blows — article (with photos) by Tony Gieske
- James Carter — biography from American International Artists
- MusicMatch Guide
- Concert review
- Photographed live at Jazz Alley — photos by Bruce C Moore
- Edutain-The James Carter Discography
- James Carter Interview at allaboutjazz.com
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