Regina Carter: Simply Ella at Musical Instrument Museum

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7:30pm – 9:30pm; $38.50–$48.50; 480.478.6000; mim.org. Regina Carter is the foremost jazz violinist of her generation. Her quest for beauty, combined with her passion for excellence, did not escape the attention of the MacArthur Foundation, which awarded her its prestigious fellowship “genius grant.” Carter’s recent release, Ella: Accentuate the Positive, and touring program, “Simply Ella,” mark the hundredth birthday of a musical legend. The program celebrates the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald—the source of Carter’s musical inspiration.