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James (Larry) Carter (born January 3 1969) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
.

Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
 and learned to play there before moving to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the mid-1990s, playing saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
s, flute
Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge....
, and bass clarinet
Bass clarinet

The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common Soprano clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet....
. As a young man, he attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer arts camp in Twin Lake, Michigan, United States, and is located in the Manistee National Forest. In 2006, 7,814 participants were enrolled in Blue Lake's numerous programs....
 and was a member of the group, Bird-Trane-Sco-Now. On his album, Chasin' the Gypsy (2000), he recorded with his cousin Regina Carter
Regina Carter

Regina Carter is an United States jazz violinist. Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began as a classical violinist but became increasingly interested in jazz , and is considered one of the finest violinists in the genre....
, a jazz violinist.






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James (Larry) Carter (born January 3 1969) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
.

Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
 and learned to play there before moving to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the mid-1990s, playing saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
s, flute
Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge....
, and bass clarinet
Bass clarinet

The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common Soprano clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet....
. As a young man, he attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer arts camp in Twin Lake, Michigan, United States, and is located in the Manistee National Forest. In 2006, 7,814 participants were enrolled in Blue Lake's numerous programs....
 and was a member of the group, Bird-Trane-Sco-Now. On his album, Chasin' the Gypsy (2000), he recorded with his cousin Regina Carter
Regina Carter

Regina Carter is an United States jazz violinist. Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began as a classical violinist but became increasingly interested in jazz , and is considered one of the finest violinists in the genre....
, a jazz violinist. Carter has won the critics' choice award for baritone saxophone
Baritone saxophone

The baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the larger and lower pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax....
 three years in a row from Down Beat
Down Beat

Down Beat is an United States magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years....
 magazine. He has played on albums with Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut

Cyrus Chestnut is an United States jazz pianist, songwriter, and Record producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being typecast in any one niche, though...
, Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Learson Marsalis is an United States trumpeter and composer. He is among the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era and is also a well-known instrumentalist in European classical music....
 and the Mingus
Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was an United States jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his activism against racism....
 Big Band. James is a big fan of P.Mauriat
P.Mauriat

P.Mauriat is a professional class saxophone manufacturing company based in Taiwan.According to the company's web site, the company was named after French conductor/composer Paul Mauriat, associating the company with Mauriat's music and lifestyle....
 saxophones, recording his latest album "Present Tense" exclusively with P.Mauriat
P.Mauriat

P.Mauriat is a professional class saxophone manufacturing company based in Taiwan.According to the company's web site, the company was named after French conductor/composer Paul Mauriat, associating the company with Mauriat's music and lifestyle....
 horns. James has now been an active endorser of the brand for several years.

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
  • 2005: Out of Nowhere
  • 2005: Gold Sounds (Tribute to Pavement
    Pavement (band)

    Pavement was an United States indie rock musical band in the 1990s. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following and were one of the more popular and influential Lo-fi music rock bands of the 1990s....
    )
  • 2008: "Present tense"


External links

  • — article (with photos) by Tony Gieske
  • — biography from American International Artists
  • — photos by Bruce C Moore