Regina Carter
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Regina Carter.
Regina Carter artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
August 30, 2012 A violin channels Africa and a trumpet speaks to kids: a 2011 Newport Jazz double bill.
August 6, 2011 Hear the jazz violinist and her unique band — featuring kora and accordion — perform at Newport.
October 17, 2008 Her birthday concert continues with more one-of-a-kind performances, featuring Wynton Marsalis.
October 10, 2008 McPartland celebrates her birthday with some of jazz's biggest names in a night of improvisation.
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September 11, 2008 The MacArthur Genius Grant winner plays music by Luis Bonfa and Edvard Grieg as well as her own.
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July 3, 2008 JazzSet celebrates living legends of jazz, including Dave Brubeck, James Moody, and Nancy Wilson.
Studio Sessions
August 19, 2011 The violinist brings her stellar technique and infectious energy to a 2003 session.
May 21, 2010 Carter stops by NPR to perform songs from Reverse Thread, her new collection of African songs.
Interviews & Profiles
June 21, 2006 The jazz violinist talks about discovering her instrument and her passion at an early age.
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February 16, 2011 Hear songs from Cars, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reinterpreted by jazz musicians.
December 7, 2010 Hear songs from NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson's 10 favorite albums of 2010.
December 7, 2010 Take a listen to our biggest musical surprises of 2010, songs of the year, and more.
December 1, 2010 The list of our 50 favorite albums of the year includes Flying Lotus and more artists from C to G.
April 27, 2010 Hear five examples of the way the instrument has blended seamlessly into decades of jazz.
April 11, 2010 The violinist plays traditional African melodies, re-imagined through her own jazz sensibilities.
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March 2, 2009 Hear half a dozen classic artists and modern innovators who've paved the way for women in jazz.
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November 24, 2008 Hear five songs from the founders and modern interpreters of the percussive "Gypsy Jazz" style.
