Denver » Calendar » Regina Carter at
Regina Carter at
Courtesy of Donald Rossa | Posted on May 8, 2014
When
Sun, May 11, 2014
6:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Regina Carter
violinMarvin Sewell
guitarWill Holshouser
accordionChris Lightcap
bassAlvester Garnett
drumsAbout
Regina Carter's "Southern Comfort" :: $30
Sat, May 10th :: 7 & 9pm
Sun, May 11th :: 6 & 8pm
featuring:
regina carter - violin
marvin sewell - guitar
will holshouser - accordion
chris lightcap - bass
alvester garnett - drums
For Regina Carter, the violin isn’t merely an improvisational vehicle. It’s a passport to unexpected realms, a Rosetta stone that unlocks the door to a myriad of cultures and worlds. Since emerging from the Detroit scene in the late 1980s, Carter has recorded a series of dazzling albums, joining forces with piano giant Kenny Barron on Freefall, celebrating her hometown on Motor City Moments, and breaking new ground with a legendary violin on Paganini: After A Dream. An intrepid musical explorer, Carter has greatly expanded her violin odyssey since being awarded a coveted 2006 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship. She began researching the African roots of the violin, which resulted in her acclaimed 2010 album Reverse Thread, an entrancing sojourn exploring compositions by artists from Kenya, Mali, and Senegal....