On Aug. 8, the protean musician Benny Carter would have been 100 years old. Apparently, he intended to be around for that day but fell short by five years. The Hollywood Bowl nevertheless went ahead ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Carter's birthday today! Benny Carter's long career was consistently characterized by high musical achievement, and he developed a unique and readily identifiable ...

When Benny Carter came to Washington in December 1996 to accept the Kennedy Center Honors for an extraordinary lifetime of contributions to American culture, he wasn't eager to revisit his astounding ...

Benny Carter made his recording debut in 1927. Six decades later, he was still going strong, having made a mark as an alto saxophonist,... Benny Carter: 'BBB & Company' [MUSIC] A.B. SPELLMAN, National ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jazz great Benny Carter, a master of melodic invention on the alto saxophone who also was a renowned composer, instrumentalist, orchestra leader and arranger, has died, friends ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This year, we've chosen performer, bandleader, and composer Benny Carter (1907–2003) as our featured musician for the 2016 JAM poster. Carter, a ...

The Jewish Community Center in Sherman will hold "Jazz It Up, Dress it Up," the seventh annual Benny Carter tribute show, July 26 at 7:15 p.m. Cornetist Warren Vache, one of Carter's favorite ...

Benny Carter (1907-2003) is indelibly identified as a master of the alto saxophone, to the point where many listeners new to his work don't know that he was also one of the great trumpet soloists of ...

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From the new Armstrong holiday compilation "Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule," a sentimental New Year's Eve song Armstrong recorded in 1956. "Summers turn to winter, and the present disappears," Satchmo ...