BWMN’s “Jazz at the Network” featuring Regina Carter and Friends
| Jazz violinist Regina Carter was born on August 6, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan to Dan Carter, an auto worker, and Grace Williamson Carter, an elementary school teacher. She began taking music lessons at the age of two, first for the piano and later for the violin. Though classically trained, she started to become interested in jazz and funk when she was a teenager. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan and enrolled in the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. She went on to receive her B.A. degree in music from Oakland University. In 1987, Carter joined the all-female pop-jazz quintet Straight Ahead, and appeared on their first three albums before leaving the band in 1991 and moving to New York City. Carter released her first solo album, Regina Carter, in 1995. It was followed by Something for Grace in 1997, Rhythms of the Heart in 1999, and Motor City Moments in 2000. In 2001, she traveled to Genoa, Italy, and became the first jazz musician and the first African American to play the Guarneri Del Gesu violin, a handcrafted violin from the eighteenth century that belonged to violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini. Carter then released the albums Paganini: After a Dream in 2003, I’ll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey in 2006, Reverse Thread in 2010, and Southern Comfort in March of 2014. |
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| “Agenda for America: An African American Perspective” A Four Episode Series Executive Produced by Tavis Smiley We at the Black World Media Network are delighted to be collaborating with legendary media personality, Tavis Smiley, and his KBLA team in Los Angeles to bring to our online audience a special series of 2-hour programs each week during the month of October leading up to the midterm elections in early November. The KBLA series will present national conversations on “The State of Black Women in America;” “The State of Black Men in America;” “The State of Black Youth in America;” and finally, “Why We Can’t Wait: The Urgency of Now.” The entire series will also be archived for on-demand access on Black World Media Network. |
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