by The Carr Center | Oct 19, 2022 | Meet The Artist
Linda May Han Oh is a bassist/composer who has performed and recorded with artists such as Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Wilson, Geri Allen and Vijay Iyer. Originally born in Malaysia and raised in Boorloo (Perth),...
by The Carr Center | Oct 11, 2022 | Meet The Artist
Nicole Mitchell is an award-winning creative flutist, composer, conceptualist, bandleader, and educator. A Doris Duke Artist (2012) and recipient of the Herb Alpert Award (2011), her research centers on the powerful legacy of contemporary African American culture and...
by The Carr Center | Sep 30, 2022 | Meet The Artist
JoVia Armstrong is a well-traveled musician, composer, producer, and educator from Detroit, Michigan. She won the 2014 Best Black Female Percussionist of the Year through the Black Women in Jazz Awards. Shortly after, in 2015, she became an official member of...
by The Carr Center | Sep 26, 2022 | Meet The Artist
MARIAN HAYDEN Born in Detroit, MI, a crucible of jazz, Marion Hayden is one of the nation’s finest proponents of the acoustic bass. Mentored by master trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, Hayden began performing jazz at the age of 15. She has performed with such diverse...
by The Carr Center | Sep 26, 2022 | Meet The Artist
JAZZMEIA HORN Jazzmeia Horn is an accomplished artist, designer, singer and songwriter. Her vocal gifts have been compared to the stylings of such iconic women of Jazz, as Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson. She has been nominated three times for a GRAMMY...
by The Carr Center | Sep 26, 2022 | Meet The Artist
MONICA HASLIP Little Black Pearl’s Founder and Executive Director, Monica Haslip, is a compelling voice on behalf of children and the arts. Alabama bred, Monica’s love affair with visual arts began while attending the Alabama School of Fine Arts and continued through...
