James carter saxophone biography of williams

Born James Carter, January 3, 1969, in Detroit, MI; married Tevis Williams, August 31, 1996. Addresses: Record company--Atlantic Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019.

Many up-and-coming jazz players in the nineties fall into one of two major movements: the "conservative" neo-traditionalists or the "innovative" avant-gardists.

Saxophone player James Carter has been claimed by spokesmen from both camps. Art Ensemble of Chicago member Lester Bowie, speaking for the avant-garde, told Down Beat, "He's the tenor player of the future.

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I haven't heard anyone who can touch him.... He can do just about anything he wants to do. He goes all the way back to the old swing, so he's very well versed." In the same Down Beat article, neo-traditionalist Wynton Marsalis enthused, "I think that James is a tremendous musician....

I'd have to say that in terms of talent, he's one of the top three or four kids that I've run across."

James Carter was born on January 3, 1969, in Detroit, Mic