JoVia Armstrong

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...

MARIAN HAYDEN

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...

JAZZMEIA HORN

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...

MONICA HASLIP

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...

Band Director Master Class

On October 14, 2022, to commemorate our 30th anniversary, the Carr Center will open our performing arts studio in midtown Detroit’s historic Park Shelton with the world premiere of New Standards Part 1 of Jazz and Center Justice: Shifting The Narrative. This...