James Carter Quintet Live at Jazz & Wine of Peace 2009 Part9 Video

James Carter Quintet (USA)

Sunday, 25 October, Communal Theatre, hours 20,30

Between the tips of diamond of the last jazzistica generation, equipped of expressive large-capacity, the sassofonista James Carter has been earned, thanks to its great versatilità, a role of primary importance in the world-wide panorama of last the twenty years. Been born to Detroit in 1969, cousins of violinista Queen Carter, in its trentennale career has given test of great familiarity with the musical kinds faces to you, interpreati with unwrapped personality is to sax the tenor, sax high, or sax soprano, it is suomando clarinetto low or the flauto. Carter, than in the film "Kansas City" of Robert Altman has interpreted the role of Ben sassofonista unforgettable Webster of the orchestra of Duke Ellington, toed make one's debut young to the flank of masters like Lester Bowie and Julius Hemphill. With to James Carter four formidable musicians, between which the trombettista Corey Wilkes, reached the ribalta of the international scenes when he entered to make part of the Art Ensemble of Chicago in substitution of the mourning Lester Bowie. The style of Carter is of classic conception and, following it dictates me of Afro-American music, above all gives back to the black strumentista and to the improvvisatore a decisive role.

James Carter: saxes, bass clarinet, flute
Corey Wilkes: trumpet
Gerard Gibbs: piano
Ralphe Armstrong: double bass
Leonard King: drums