Ron Carter

Elected to the Hall of Fame
2012 Readers Poll

Ron Carter's news entries:

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    Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes aired Oct. 21 on PBS, providing a comprehensive look into the bassist-composer’s life and career.

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    “This is right up my alley,” Marc Johnson said of a Gary Peacock cut.

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    Bassist Marc Johnson says, “Rhythmically, a bassist has to perform very secure and confident phrases to really…

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    Bassist-composer Ron Carter turns 85 on May 4.

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    Ron Carter will perform at the Jamaica Center on Oct. 2.

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    Terri Lyne Carrington, Artist of the Year

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    Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist George Cables are set to stream a Saturday show this week.

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    Violinist Tomoko Omura and her husband, pianist Glenn Zaleski, are set to stream a performance on Sunday.

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    Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.

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    Miles Davis is among the artists whose LPs will be sold as part of Record Store Day drops. Legacy will release Double Image: Rare Miles From The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions on Oct. 24.

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    Fay Victor is set for an online conversation Wednesday with another vocalist and improviser, Joan La Barbara, as a part of the The New School’s CoPA Conversations.

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    Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science are among the groups planning to stream live sets this week.

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    Whether riffing on his latest album, his dynastic jazz family, his formative experiences in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, his teaching experiences, his interest in science or his love of sports, Branford Marsalis speaks his truth.

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    Los Angeles-based Alex Hahn performs at the first Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition, which was held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eliat, Israel.

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    Ron Carter’s recording with poet Danny Simmons, The Brown Beatnik Tomes (Live At BRIC House), is the bassist’s latest collaboration with someone from outside the world of jazz.

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    Todd Barkan, who owned the original Keystone Korner in San Francisco, stands outside the new Keystone Korner Baltimore.

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    Pat Metheny will appear at the Kennedy Center as part of the DC JazzFest on June 12.

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    Kenny Barron (left), Reggie Workman, Al Foster and Jimmy Heath participate in a memorial ceremony for bassist Bob Cranshaw at St. Peter’s Church in New York City on Jan. 30.

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    George Coleman (left) Eric Alexander and Adam Brenner perform at the Disability Pride NYC concert on Jan. 5.

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    Mike LeDonne is the founder and organizer of the Jazz Legends for Disability Pride concert, which will take place Jan. 5, 2017, in Manhattan.

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    Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit.

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    Joss Stone performs at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway, on July 23.

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    Guitarist Pat Metheny (left) and bassist Ron Carter perform as a duo at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy, on July 13.

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    Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit. (Photo: Fortuna Sung)