Akbank Jazz Festival: Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Zorlu Performing Arts Center

2 time Grammy winner Ron Carter, also named “Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters” by the French government, started off his career playing alongside Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He then joined the Miles Davis Quintet as a permanent member. He has contributed to about 2500 albums, making him one of the most productive jazz musicians of all-time. He had the privilege of sharing the stage and covering a wide range of genres with the likes of Tommy Flanagan, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, B.B. King, and the Kronos Quartet. Having composed soundtracks for many classic movies like “Round Midnight”, Carter has also produced widely esteemed works in the field of authorship and education...

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2 time Grammy winner Ron Carter, also named “Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters” by the French government, started off his career playing alongside Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He then joined the Miles Davis Quintet as a permanent member. He has contributed to about 2500 albums, making him one of the most productive jazz musicians of all-time. He had the privilege of sharing the stage and covering a wide range of genres with the likes of Tommy Flanagan, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, B.B. King, and the Kronos Quartet. Having composed soundtracks for many classic movies like “Round Midnight”, Carter has also produced widely esteemed works in the field of authorship and education. A world-class musician and composer continuing his contributions to the history of music, Ron Carter will bring honor to our festival with his long-standing trio.

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