Jazz bass giant Ron Carter is a busy man, with a schedule that might sound daunting even to a musician who has been around half of his 88 years. He just finished a monthlong residency at the storied ...

Ronald Levin Carter (born Ferndale, Michigan, on May 4, 1937) needs no introduction. Let's just say that he is the bassist's bassist. On Ron's hands, the bass and the man become the same entity, the ...

Detroit-area native Ron Carter discusses his musical training, his advice for aspiring musicians and Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter, a metro Detroit native, celebrated his 88th birthday ...

Ron Carter, the world’s most recorded jazz bassist, is now part of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Carter was inducted into the hall of fame during an Aug. 3 ceremony at the historic Carver Theatre in ...

Jazz bassist Ron Carter reflects on his career ahead of his 88th birthday celebration. Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter, a metro Detroit native, is celebrating his 88th birthday with six ...

The “avatar of ‘post-classical’ music—the virtuosic string quartet ETHEL (The New Yorker)” and legendary bassist Ron Carter join forces for an unforgettable classical-jazz mashup performance at Zankel ...

NEA Jazz Master and bass virtuoso Ron Carter will return to Birdland Jazz Club, the Jazz Corner of the World, this October for his annual residency. This month-long residency will kick off on Tuesday, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Renowned for his unmatched talent, Ron Carter stands as one of jazz's most ...

If you haven’t been to a primetime show at the Blue Note in a while, let me remind you what it’s like: First of all, you’re packed in so tightly with the other jazz fans that you can barely move your ...

Miles Davis stopped by Chicago last week, and not a moment too soon. “I don’t want to be called a ‘legend.’ … A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do,” a disembodied Davis ...

The first time that Ron Carter came out to San Francisco in 1961 he was so green that he sought advice from a more experienced colleague about how to survive on the road. Review: Classic rock legend ...