PRESS PLAY BELOW to view recording of CD release at Blues Alley on October 19, 2022! Paul Carr on soprano sax, master bassist Buster Williams, Bruce Barth on piano, and Herlin Riley on drums performing “The Shadows” composed by Carmen Bradford.
New Release
The Paul Carr Legacy Quartet
Paul Carr knew over 30 years ago that he was going to assemble this band so the meeting, Lewis Nash, Bruce Barth and master bassist Buster Williams, is history in the making!
Check out Paul’s latest CD, “The Paul Carr Legacy Quartet!”
2021 Release
Real Jazz Whisperer
A “Whisperer” is a person that uses whispers and gentle persuasion in training. As a “Whisperer” for Real Jazz I have worked for many years, performing, recording, teaching and for the past 11 years producing the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival. I started this journey teaching when my saxophone teacher at Texas Southern University, Laura Hunter, asked me to teach about 35 of her middle school private students. You know, right from the beginning, I dug it. I really dug it. Teaching has never been something I dreaded. I have always thought it was my way of fixing what I thought was wrong in music, and jazz in particular. Now some 35 years later, I am extremely proud and honored to have taught and still teach some immensely talented students. They are touring the world playing jazz and leading their own bands. Many of my former students are running their own music programs in secondary schools, colleges and Universities stateside and abroad.
When pianist Allyn Johnson wrote the “Real Jazz Whisperer” for me during his “Meet The Artist” Series, someone in the audience said, “That tune sounds just like Paul”. I realized that this CD could serve as a demonstration of the principles that I teach.
Paul’s Performance Schedule
Performance
Location: 1350 I St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Date: Friday April 19 2024
Time: 8:00pm
Ensemble: with Sharon Clark
Performance
Location:7744 Regents Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Date: Sunday May 5 2024
Time: 2:30
Ensemble: Paul Carr’s Jazz Academy of Music Spring Concert
Performance
Location:1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Date: Thursday June 20, 2024
Time: 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr quintet with special guest, Randy Brecker
Performance
Location: 4155 Linnean Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Date: Wednesday September 18, 2024
Time: TBA
Ensemble: Jazz Academy with Paul Carr and Marshall Keys
Performance
Location:3300 N Leisure World Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Date: Saturday April 20 2024
Time: 8:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr Quintet
Performance
Location:
Date: Saturday May 11, 2024
Time: TBA
Ensemble: Commencement Speaker Paul Carr
Performance
Location: 8814 Kensington Pkwy, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Date: June 17th-28th
Time: 9am-5pm
Ensemble: 22nd Annual JAM Camp; Paul Carr’s Jazz Academy of Music
Performance
Location: 3680 S Leisure World Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Date: Tuesday September 24, 2024
Time: TBA
Ensemble:Paul Carr Quartet
Performance
Location:400 I St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr quintet tribute to Wayne Shorter
Performance
Location:1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Date: Tuesday May 14, 2024
Time: 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Ensemble: CarrKeys
Performance
Location: 424 Race St, Cambridge, MD 21613
Date: July 13, 2024
Time: TBA
Ensemble: Paul Carr Quintet
Performance
Location: Reston Town Square Park
Date: Friday October 4, 2024
Time: 5:30pm-6:45pm
Ensemble:Paul Carr Quartet
Performance
Location:20 S Caton Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229
Date: Saturday May 4, 2024
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Ensemble:Paul Carr and the Mid Atlantic Jazz Orchestra with special guest Sharon Clark
Performance
Location: 1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Date: Saturday June 8, 2024
Time: TBD
Ensemble: Paul Carr Quintet with special guest Sean Jones
Performance
Location: Downtown Silver Spring
Date: September 7, 2024
Time: TBA
Ensemble: Paul Carr Quintet
Performance
Location: Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room
Date: December 11, 2024
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr Duo