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:@PaulCarrJazz
Date: Wednesday November 22 2023
Time: 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr Talking Real Jazz2 with Bobby Watson and Vanessa Rubin
Performance
Location: 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Date: Saturday November 17 2023
Time: 7:00
Ensemble: Paul Carr Jazz Collective
Performance
Location: 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Date: Wednesday November 29 2023
Time: 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Ensemble:Mid Atlantic Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Paul Carr featuring Bobby Watson and Vanessa Rubin
Performance
Location: 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Date: Sunday November 18 2023
Time: 10:00
Ensemble: Mid Atlantic Jazz Orchestra with special guest Kurt Elling
Performance
Location: 801 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Date: Wednesday December 14, 2023
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Ensemble: Paul Carr Duo