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Master Class for Double Bass
Sunday, 4 May 2003
Clark Fork Field Campus
of the University of Idaho
Clark Fork, Idaho
 Ron Carter is among the original, prolific, and most influential bassists in jazz. With more than 3,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B. B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery and Bobby Timmons. In the early 1960s, Carter performed throughout the United States in concert halls and nightclubs with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He later toured Europe with Cannonball Adderly. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet.
Carter was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1993, Ron Carter earned a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, The Miles Davis Tribute Band, and another Grammy in 1998 for "Call Sheet Blues," an instrumental composition from the movie Round Midnight. He has also composed music for the films A Gathering of Old Men, starring Lou Gossett, Junior; The Passion of Beatrice, directed by Bertrand Tavernier; and Blind Faith, starring Courtney B. Vance; in addition to film projects for the Public Broadcasting System. Carter also shares his expertise in the series of books he authored, Building a Jazz Bass Line and The Music of Ron Carter, which contains 140 of his published and recorded compositions.
Carter earned a bachelor's degree in music from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He earned a master's degree in double bass from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City from which he was also awarded a PhD in 1998. He has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics, instructed jazz ensembles, and taught the business of music at numerous universities. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Music at the City College of New York.
"[Ron Carter] is arguably the greatest bass player jazz has ever known."
Philadelphia Enquirer
"... and acknowledged master..."
The Wall Street Journal
"Carter's been improvisationally essential in the most sophisticated ensembles operating at the highest levels, and is heard on countless classic recordings from all the best jazz labels. He's a committed modernist."
Down Beat
"... the always innovative Carter pushes forward with a sound as fresh as ever."
USA Today
"Carter is the standard-bearer on his instrument..."
Jazziz
"... one of jazz's most venerable bassists."
Jazz Times
"[Ron Carter] has proven through many years of performing and recording why he is a true legend."
Bass Frontiers
"... one of the most soulful upright players around."
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Ron Carter has become the Mercedes-Benz of bass players."
Stereo Review
Lost Horse Press
and
The Pend Oreille New School
for the Fine & Performing Arts
are pleased to present
A Master Class for Double Bass
featuring
Ron Carter
The Master Class for Double Bass will be held at the Clark Fork Field Campus of the University of Idaho in Clark Fork, Idaho on 4 May 2003 from 10 am until 1 pm. To register, please complete the Registration Form, and mail by 15 April 2003 to:
Lost Horse Press
105 Lost Horse Lane
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Please enclose tuition check or money order only, please, with the completed Registration Form. Make checks payable to: The Pend Oreille New School for the Fine & Performing Arts. Tuition for Ron Carter's Master Class for Double Bass is $200. Students may choose to audit Mr. Carter's class for a fee of $25. The master class will be limited to 12 students with instruments; 50 students will be accepted to audit Mr. Carter's class. Lodging, travel, and other pertinent information will be sent to registrants after 15 April 2003.
Registration Form
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Number of years you have played the double bass and your brief musical background:
Ron Carter will perform in conjunction with the Legends of the Northwest literary readings at 7:30 pm on Saturday, 3 May 2003 at The Panida Theater in Sandpoint, Idaho. Tickets for the performance are available from G&B Select-a-Seat at 509.325.SEAT. For additional information, please contact Lost Horse Press at 208.255.4410 or Leon Atkinson at 208.660.4983 or see our events page.
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