JAZZ IN THE CITY featuring PAUL CARR
JAZZ IN THE CITY featuring PAUL CARR
Join us for our monthly interactive quartet performing jazz standards and more!
Paul Carr, sax
Hassan Shakur, bass
Steve Rudolph, piano
Jeff Stabley, drums
“This is a chance for music fans to see world-class musicians playing the highest quality music in a top-notch setting”, says Artistic Director Jeff Stabley, percussionist and adjunct faculty and instructor of Jazz Studies, Percussion, and Improvisation at York College. “You’ll hear traditional and non-traditional jazz, as well as jazz versions of pop music. Anything from Louis Armstrong to Hip-Hop!”
Tickets are just $10 in advance, $15 day of, and students are free with ID.
This event often sells out in advance, so get your tickets early.
Although students are free, they too should reserve a ticket in advance to be assured of a seat.
BIO
Paul Carr, a Houston native and 1985 Howard University graduate, has dedicated his professional career to performing and promoting Jazz through education and community outreach. He carries on the Texas tenor tradition espoused by great heroes such as the late Houstonians Arnett Cobb and Don Wilkerson who served as his early idols and mentors. He grew up in inner-city Houston, Texas and was a member of the Kashmere High School Stage Band, whose director, the late Conrad Johnson, is the subject of a documentary, Thunder Soul, produced by actor, Jamie Foxx. Though never having had private music lessons, Paul has received several outstanding musician awards at high school and college jazz festivals.
Paul has recorded 8 CD’s, which have been well received by critics and jazz fans alike. His new CD “The Real Jazz Whisperer” features Allyn Johnson, Michael Bowie, Lewis Nash and will be released September, 2020. His CD “DC-NYC Organ Sessions” reached #9 on the Jazz Week radio play charts. His CD released in 2013, “Standard Domain,” reached #3 on the Jazz Week radio play chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. Paul has toured Russia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Central and South America and has shared the stage with many of the greatest names in jazz. Paul was a favorite of President Clinton during his term in office and Paul performed at many of the Clinton’s private events. He also did a special performance for the late King Hussein and Queen Noir of Jordan at their residence in Aqaba, Jordan.
For more about Paul Carr, visit paulcarrjazz.com
