By Editor, JazzTimes Regina Carter, Orrin Evans, Lakecia Benjamin, and the Maria Schneider and Spanish Harlem Orchestras headline the September event. Read this announcement here.
ANNOUNCEMENT: DC Jazz Festival Announces 2021 Lineup – JazzTimes
Regina Carter
JAZZTIMES READERS POLLS: Charles McPherson, Regina Carter & The Royal Bopsters included -JAZZTIMES
By JazzTimes Voting for the 2020 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll was conducted via an online survey at JazzTimes.com. Winners are bolded; runners-up are listed below in order of number of votes (an asterisk * denotes a tie). When casting their ballots, readers were asked to focus on artists’ achievements occurring between January and December 2020. Read … Read More
BEST OF 2020: Thana Alexa, Regina Carter, Trio Grande Make List – 33third
by Michael Ambrosino, 33third Trio Grande, Trio Grande If Sonny Rollins perfected the Jazz trio, then drummer Antonio Sanchez has perfected its distant electronic cousin. Trio Grande morphs Sanchez’s mastery with the talents of guitar savant Gilad Hekselman and fiery saxophonist Will Vinson, shaping an album that sounds much larger than just a trio. Propelled by this … Read More
FEATURE: Regina Carter mixes music and politics in ‘Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground’ – The Bay State Banner
By Scott Haas, The Bay State Banner Jazz violinist Regina Carter teamed up with Grammy Award-winning producer and writer Kabir Sehgal to release “Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground” in July. Sehgal, a godson of civil rights icon Andrew Young and author of “Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology,” among … Read More
INTERVIEW: Regina Carter Discusses New Release and 2020 Election
by Allen Scott, All That’s Jazz Listen to the full podcast episode here.
OUR FAVORITE ALBUMS FOR ELECTION WEEK: Regina Carter “Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground”- JAZZIZ
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ A very cool concept album by violinist Regina Carter, compiling songs associated with “swing states,” the states that in American elections are up for grabs when it comes to their electoral votes and their political leanings. Read this article here.
FEATURE: Regina Carter’s ‘Swing States’ Is All About the Vote – Strings Magazine
By David Templeton, Strings Magazine For Grammy-nominated violinist Regina Carter, the unique notion of cutting a jazz album about the power of casting a ballot in America was not all that hard to imagine, even if it did take her a while to decide on the specific form and musical direction that record would ultimately … Read More
REVIEW: Regina Carter’s Swing States: Harmony In The Battleground – DownBeat
By John Murph “Carter opens the album with a spoken-word recollection of growing up in Detroit and how observing cultural differences works toward shaping how individuals vote. She also mentions watching her older family members head to the polls—a pertinent recollection given recent reports of voter suppression efforts and the centennial anniversary of the 19th … Read More
FEATURE: Regina Carter’s Extraordinary Career Continues to Evolve – San Francisco Classical Voice
By Lilly O’Brien, San Francisco Classical Voice When violinist Regina Carter was just 2 years old, she walked over to the family’s piano and by ear began playing something that one of her brothers had been practicing. When she was 4 years old, her mother enrolled her in a class to learn the Suzuki Method, … Read More
PODCAST: Regina Carter/ Greenleaf Music
By Dave Douglas, Greenleaf Music Dave Douglas Zoom chats with MacArthur Fellowship recipient violinist Regina Carter about her wide ranging experience in all sorts of music. Listen to this podcast here.