James Carter

Saxophone wizard James Carter lives up to his reputation

"he lived up to the hype in his latest local appearance … While drummer Leonard King and upright bassist Ralph Armstrong laid down a pulsating groove, the energetic Carter used plenty of body English to play his horn, bending from the waist and rocking back and forth, and shaking from side to side…"
- Dan Emerson, Pioneer Press – read the whole review here

The Irrepressible James Carter: A High Wire Act With No Net

"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… Carter bends the notes but doesn¹t break them, stretching them to the outer limits of their register. He attacked and caressed the various reed instruments during tempo, tone, texture & chord changes within the compositions played… "Song Of Delilah" is worth the price of admission by itself."
- Mario Carrington, jazzpolice.com – read the whole review here

“After Wynton Marsalis, no one caused more of an uproar than James Carter did when he appeared on the New York jazz scene from his native Detroit.”
- Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Read Pamela Espeland’s interview with James Carter on Minn Post.
Virtuoso James Carter: Jazz in the Present Tense
Minn Post – Dec 5, 2008

Incendiary saxophone virtuoso James Carter is a true visionary. Not only is he jaw-droppingly talented on whatever instrument he picks up, his music has roots that go deep into the grand jazz tradition. With a penchant for flamboyant soloing and fun and loose live shows, his shows are a can’t miss experience.

“Combining incredible articulation, timbral breadth, dense sheets of sound, and notes almost beyond hearing range, Carter shows how a mainstream song can be liberally stretched and still swing hard.”
- John Kelman, All About Jazz

James Carter at North Sea Jazz Festival
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James Carter and Joshua Redman face off at Carnegie Hall

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