{"id":21390,"date":"2014-05-12T22:05:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T22:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=21390"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:05:17","slug":"james-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=21390","title":{"rendered":"Four Top Sax Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"142\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4.jpg 142w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a4 \u00a0James Carter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in Detroit, Michigan (January 3, 1969), he learned to play under the tutelage of Donald Washington, becoming a member of his youth jazz ensemble Bird-Trane-Sco-NOW!! On May 31, 1988, at the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts), Carter was a last-minute addition for guest artist Lester Bowie which turned into an invitation to play with his new quintet(forerunner of his New York Organ Ensemble) in New York that following November at the now defunct Carlos 1 jazz club. This NY invite was pivotal in Carter&#8217;s career, putting him in musical contact with the world and he moved to New York two years later. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the late 1980s\/early 1990s, playing saxophones, flute, and clarinets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ccqQsNb3wBI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u221e\u00a0\u00a0 Joshua Redman<\/strong> vs <strong>James Carter<\/strong> \u2193 [Live At Carnegie Hall]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8216;<strong>Straight, No Chaser&#8217;\u00a0 <\/strong>+\u00a0 <strong>&#8216;Now&#8217;s The Time&#8217;\u00a0 \u21d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n-00h49-YDE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;Laura&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[Live At Carnegie Hall]<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJ_cnJp71BA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone&#8217; \u00a0\u2193<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SHhcpbWvIU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<h4 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u2666 \u00a0<a id=\"watch-headline-show-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuaredman.com\/\">Joshua Redman<\/a>\u00a0\u2193 &#8216;Jazz Crimes&#8217; (Live)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Joshua Redman<\/strong> &#8211; Tenor Saxophone \u00a0 + \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Brian Blade<\/strong> &#8211; drums \u00a0 + \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Sam Yahe<\/strong>l &#8211; organ<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ICJUFOJa2g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2666 \u00a0Joshua Redman &amp;\u00a0Brad Mehldau \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[Jazz_in_Marciac_2011]<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubFCEWBAFjc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u2666\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x2lsusj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joshua Redman Quartet\u00a0 \u21d4 &#8216;A Night in Tunisia&#8217;<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>J. Redman<\/strong> (Tenor S) +\u00a0<strong>Brad Mehldau<\/strong> (Piano) +\u00a0<strong>Christian McBride<\/strong> (Bass) +\u00a0<strong>Brian Blade<\/strong> (Drums)<\/p>\n<h6>\u2207\u00a0 &#8216;How We Do&#8217;\u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0 [\u00abCome What May\u00bb_2019]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">w\/ pianist <strong>Aaron Goldberg<\/strong>, bassist <strong>Reuben Rogers<\/strong>, and drummer <strong>Gregory Hutchinson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gpLaeyoW4Po\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>\u2666 \u00a0Joshua Redman &amp; The Bad Plus \u00a0\u2193 \u00a036th Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival \u00a0[2012]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2207 \u00a0 &#8216;Big Eater&#8217; \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JR6iyVsTpZc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>J. Redman<\/strong> &#8211; Tenor;\u00a0<strong>Ethan Iverson<\/strong> &#8211; Piano;\u00a0<strong>Reid Anderson<\/strong> &#8211; Double Bass;\u00a0<strong>David King<\/strong> &#8211; Drums<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e\u00a0 \u00a0Steve Coleman + Greg Osby \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0Alto Saxophone Duet \u00abMicro-Move\u00bb<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-7Da3mUtJc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\"><strong>\u2022\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hjij2tQTy3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Steve Coleman &amp; Five Elements<\/a> <\/strong>\u21d0(live \u00a0Burghausen, Germany _ 1990)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steve began playing music at the age of 14 on the south side of Chicago.The alto saxophonist studied music and technique for<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\">\u00a0<span class=\"peekaboo-text\">three years. He then decided that he wanted to learn how to improvise and was influenced by the music of Charlie Parker. At Roosevelt University, he concentrated on Chicago\u2019s musical nightlife. By May 1978, he was leading a band, writing music, and playing Parker classic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0mqL3rRCdBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-48132 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48132 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Steve_Coleman.jpg\" alt=\"Steve_Coleman\" width=\"283\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Steve_Coleman.jpg 283w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Steve_Coleman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4EbRKUTv4k0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Coleman &amp; Five Elements \u2013 Viersen, Germany\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0[2010] \u2013 feat. Jen Shuy<\/h6>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u25ca \u00a0Steve Coleman Solo \u2193\u00a0at Newport Jazz Festival 2011<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G2195mHpLAg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tnL27jqvJ44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Coleman interviewed<\/a>\u2190<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2fVepe3fzwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-48586\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/greg-osby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca \u00a0Saxophonist, composer, producer and educator\u00a0<strong>Greg Osby<\/strong> \u00a0\u2191 \u00a0has made an indelible mark on contemporary\u00a0jazz as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest\u00a0artist with other acclaimed jazz groups for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<h6>\u2207\u00a0 &#8216;The End Of A Love Affair&#8217;\u00a0 \u21d3<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ywc7CmANFS0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xmfqVQOIkUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G.O. Sextet &#8211; Jazzwoche Burghausen<\/a> \u21d0\u00a0[2001]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Greg Osby<\/strong> &#8211; Alto &amp; Soprano Sax;\u00a0<strong>Mark Turner<\/strong> &#8211; Tenor &amp; Soprano Sax;\u00a0<strong>Franco Ambrosetti<\/strong> &#8211; Trumpet &amp; Flugelhorn;\u00a0<strong>Jason Moran<\/strong> &#8211; Piano;\u00a0<strong>Lonnie Plaxico<\/strong> &#8211; Bass;\u00a0<strong>Billy Drummond<\/strong> &#8211; Drums<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FgUJCb0IbX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Abercrombie + Greg Osby<\/a> \u21d0<\/h5>\n<h6 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2207\u00a0 Greg Osby ft. 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