Throwback: The Detroit Experiment-Think Twice

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The Detroit Experiment was a collaborative album helmed by techno maestro Carl Craig as a follow-up to Rope A Dope Records’s Philadelphia Experiment. Craig and various cross-generational Detroit artists crafted techno, jazz, hip-hop and R&B into a unique fusion representing the city’s past, present and future in sound. Donald Byrd’s “Think Twice” is reworked and set to a torrid house groove that gets hotter with each note from Marcus Belgrave’s trumpet. Byrd was also a native Detroiter and his version of Larry Mizell’s composition kept with the album’s theme. The Detroit Experiment’s inventive sound produced by some of Detroit’s best musicians made the album an instant artifact reflecting Craig and company’s longstanding innovation in each genre.




Regina Carter On American Black Journal

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Detroit’s American Black Journal celebrated Black Music Month with guest Regina Carter yesterday. Ms. Carter, who is from Detroit, is touring her current album, Southern Comfort. She discusses her path to becoming a jazz violinist, early musical opportunities in Detroit and how she researched her family for her last two albums. Carter will be appearing at the Detroit Jazz Festival this year on Labor Day.




Regina Carter-See See Rider Live On Soundcheck

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Regina Carter performs her cover of “See See Rider” at WNYC’s Soundcheck Studio with her Southern Comfort band. Carter’s interpretation of the famous blues song is from her current album of Americana explorations, also named Southern Comfort. The jazz violinist says, that Southern Comfort started as a journey back to her father’s family roots in Alabama and ended up becoming an exploration of the music of The Appalachians created by Native Americans, slaves and European settlers from Scotland and Ireland. The concept of finding her ancestral origins in the music is a continuation of her last album Reverse Thread, which focused on her mother’s side of the family and African folk music. Regina Carter’s tour will resume on April 19th.




Regina Carter’s New Album, Reverse Thread, Available Today! (5/18/10)

With the release of Reverse Thread, Regina Carter invites us to a world of hypnotically beautiful African folk melodies. Lauded as one of the finest violinists of her generation, Carter captures both the essence and allure of the original music through a lens of contemporary interpretation. Available from E1 Entertainment starting today, May 18, Reverse Thread blends the exquisite sound of Regina’s violin with the kora (West African harp) and accordion. For more information, full press release and tour dates, visit Regina’s new website: www.reginacarter.com

Regina recently stopped by NPR and performed for their Tiny Desk Concert Series:
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