CAROL MORGAN QUARTET (2 SETS) — live event
Carol Morgan / Trumpet Steve Nelson / Guitar Daniel LaCour Duke / Bass Andy Watson / Drums Carol Morgan is a jazz trumpeter, composer, educator and author who resides in NYC. Originally from Texas, she is a Juilliard graduate who has worked with many remarkable teachers including Raymond Crisara, Chris Gekker and Mark Gould. Carol's discography includes seven CD's as a leader. The much anticipated POST COOL—Vol’s. 1 & 2 (2016, 2018) are a return to the Carol Morgan Quartet flavor of her celebrated Blue Glass Music. Retroactive (2013) includes many of her original compositions and features Mike Stern and Chris Cortez among a cast of New York and Houston musicians. A 2011 release, The Carol Morgan Quartet CD, Blue Glass Music received 4 1/2 stars in a DownBeat magazine review. The Carol Morgan Trio CD, Opening, with Harvie S and Rich DeRosa was signed by Blue Bamboo Music and released in early 2010. Other session work includes solo outings, Classic Morgana and Passing Time with the Carol Morgan Quintet, as well as filling side-person roles on releases by Wallace Stelzer Three (2021), DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, NPR's The Engines of Our Ingenuity, Thomas Helton, Henry Darragh and Calvin Owens. As a composer she has been commissioned by DiverseWorks, the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, the Arch-diocese of Houston/Galveston and St. Thomas Presbyterian Church, Houston. In 2008, Carol authored what is now a highly-regarded method for jazz improvisation--a textbook entitled The Practicing Improviser. Currently, Carol's performing ensembles include the Carol Morgan Trio, Carol & Company, the Carol Morgan Quartet (featuring Joel Frahm, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson) and Gingerbred (co-led with Brad Linde). Recent performing venues include Small's Jazz Club, Mezzrow, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, The Blue Note, The 55 Bar, The Kitano, The Django, The Iridium, The Bar Next Door, Twins Jazz Club (DC), Blues Alley (DC), The Atlas (DC), Bohemian Caverns (DC), Scullers Jazz Club (Boston), the Playboy Jazz Festival (The Hollywood Bowl, LA), Marians Jazz Room (Bern, Switzerland), The Lionel Hampton Jazz Club (Paris), the Continental Club (Austin), The Elephant Room (Austin), The Deer Head Inn (Delaware Gap, PA), Chris’ Jazz Cafe (Philadelphia) and World Cafe' Live (Philadelphia).
Starts: 2024-06-24T19:30:04Z
Ends: 2024-06-24T22:25:04Z
Where: 183 West 10th Street, New York, New York 10014, United States
Price: $35.0