Half Note 2009 Bassist Christian McBride’s pre-set greeting to the crowd (“How y’all BE?!”) is an indicator that this night at the Blue Note will be anything but sedate. Then again, how could it be sedate with a lineup of McBride, sax master...
All About Jazz Newport Festival 2009 When it came to fire, there was no taking a back seat to James Carter’s organ trio. Carter, who always flexes his considerable chops on any saxophone or instrument he can pick up, charged out of the gate on soprano with...
Mario Carrington Jazz Police—10 Dec 2008 The first show of a two night engagement by the multi-instrumentalist James Carter and his band at The Dakota in Minneapolis last night was an exceptional musical performance. In a previous appearance at the club Carter said,...
Andrea Canter Jazz Police—06 December 2008 “I want to play a piece differently every time. That’s a hell of a tightrope walk. But when you have different attacks in your arsenal, it’s a much easier balancing act.” –James Carter With a raft of accolades...
Matt Marshall All About Jazz—04 August 2008 Multi-instrumentalist James Carter has always had eclectic tastes. That was evident on his debut, JC on the Set (Columbia, 1994), where the squeaks and blips linked him to the avant camp of Eric Dolphy and the tenor swoons...
Jon W. Poses Columbia Tribune—25 May 2008 Detroit has always produced great jazz artists: The list of performers who made their way to New York in the 1940s includes the likes of the Jones Brothers, pianist Hank, trumpeter Thad and drummer Elvin; vibraphonist Milt...
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