
ABOUT
Notable for his work on the baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute, this prominent jazz musician collaborated with opera singer Kathleen Battle; saxophonist Julius Hemphill; trumpeter Wynton Marsalis; and numerous other world-class musicians.Over the course of his music career, he collected numerous vintage horns.In the late 1980s, he began a lengthy collaboration with jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie.
BEFORE FAMEWhile growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Carter trained with Philadelphia-born tenor saxophonist Donald Washington, Sr. and toured to Scandanavia with the International Jazz Band.
PERSONAL LIFEWith one of his cousins, fellow jazz musician Regina Carter, he recorded an album titled Chasin' the Gypsy.
The meaning of the name Carter: Driver Of A Cart FUN FACTSSaxophonist James Carter were born on Friday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Rooster, it is 1 days until James Carter next birthday.