Today is the 75th birthday of Ron Carter, one of the most influential ... the biggest legacy he leaves today for younger generations of bass players can be summed up in an anecdote that I've ...

Thanks to Detroit Jazz Festival, metro Detroiters are fortunate enough for the opportunity to see renowned double bassist Ron Carter ... career, Carter has played double bass, electric bass ...

Played by Ron Carter, the acoustic bass sounds like... Ron Carter! That's why he is one of the three top bassists in the music history. It doesn't mean that Ron plays electric bass on Anything Goes.

Even if his name should be unfamiliar, you’ve likely heard Ron Carter's playing You can save ... which range from classical cello concerti to electric bass-driven fusion to straight-ahead ...

Different people think of Ron Carter, an icon of acoustic bass who has performed on more than 2,500 albums, in different ways. Hip-hop heads know Carter as the jazz cat appearing on A Tribe Called ...

Westword: How would you say the role of bass has changed in jazz over the last fifty years or so? Ron Carter: I think with the advent of pick-ups and better sound-reproducing equipment ...

Today is the 75th birthday of Ron Carter, one of the most influential ... showcases early signs of Carter's trademark variations on bass lines: two-note slides, rhythmic themes that add variety ...

But for Ron Carter, who this month was awarded the ... which range from classical cello concerti to electric bass-driven fusion to straight-ahead jazz to … well, you get the idea.