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Doris Duke Artist Awards Return, Breaking A Pledge To End After 5 Years

Violinist Regina Carter peforming. Carter is one of the recipients of the 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards, along with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Stefon Harris, among others. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption

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Doris Duke Artist Awards Return, Breaking A Pledge To End After 5 Years

The awards, which go to artists who have had significant impact in their field and who are likely to continue doing so, come with a substantial sum of money attached.

Regina Carter On Piano Jazz

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Regina Carter On Piano Jazz

The violinist brings her stellar technique and infectious energy to bear when she joins host Marian McPartland for "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "In a Sentimental Mood."

Regina Carter On Piano Jazz

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Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet

From a traditional blessing to a children's dance, hear a violin address the African diaspora — and a trumpet tell a bedtime story.

Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet

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Regina Carter's Reverse Thread: Newport Jazz 2011

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Newport Jazz Festival

Regina Carter's Reverse Thread: Newport Jazz 2011

Hear Carter and her unique band — featuring kora (and accordion — perform at Newport.

Regina Carter's Reverse Thread: Newport Jazz 2011

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Regina Carter's Jazz Genealogy

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Regina Carter's Jazz Genealogy

"The beauty was in the rawness," says the violinist, who based her latest album around field recordings from the American South.

Regina Carter's Jazz Genealogy

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Concerts

Regina Carter Keeps The Kids Dancing

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At the Rose Center for Earth & Space, the audience is full of children. Violinist Regina Carter keeps them busy with danceable music. The MacArthur Genius Grant winner plays music by Luis Bonfa and Edvard Grieg as well as her own songs. Pianist Helen Sung and her quartet open.

Regina Carter in Concert on JazzSet 2007

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Regina Carter's Encounter with a 'Cannon'

Regina Carter, a classically trained jazz violinist, is one of the few people in the world who have been allowed to play "The Cannon," Italian composer Paganini's beloved 18th-century violin. She performed on the rare violin in Genoa, Italy, and has now recorded a CD with the instrument. Hear an extended version of Carter's interview with NPR's Renee Montagne and tracks from the album.

Regina Carter's Encounter with a 'Cannon'

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Paganini's Cannon

Jazz violinist Regina Carter has become the first non-classical musician to play "The Cannon," Niccolo Paganini's legendary Guarneri violin. It's stored in a vault in Genoa, Italy, where Carter went to try it. Reporter Michelle Mercer went with her.

Paganini's Cannon

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Regina Carter

The newest CD by jazz violinist Regina Carter, Motor City Moments, features compositions by her fellow Detroit natives like vibraphonist Milt Jackson and Marvin Gaye. Carter is garnering recognition for her jazz interpretations of pop-based material. Reuben Jackson has a review. (4:30) Motor City Moments, by Regina Carter is copyright 2000 on the Verve label, catalog # 314 543 927-2, see http://vervemusicgroup.com.

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Django's World: Hot Club Jazz

Django Reinhardt lost two fingers in an accident, but developed a unique style around his disability. William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress via flickr.com hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Django's World: Hot Club Jazz

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Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Hear five songs from the genre's founders and modern jazz musicians.

Stephen Thompson's Top 10 Albums Of 2010

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All Songs Considered

Stephen Thompson's Top 10 Albums Of 2010

This isn't a list of 2010's "best" albums; that designation has more to do with consensus anyway. Instead, NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson picks 10 records that roll around in relatable emotions.

Regina Carter: Translating African Folk To The Jazz Violin

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Regina Carter: Translating African Folk To The Jazz Violin

Carter's new album marks a new direction for the jazz violinist: The record interprets African folk songs, both traditional and contemporary. Carter and members of her band recently visited NPR to explain and perform songs from Reverse Thread.

Regina Carter: Translating African Folk To The Jazz Violin

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