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 | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
13 CONCERTS. 5 DAYS. 8 VENUES. FREE. Midtown Detroit welcomes The Carr Center Performance Studio to the Cultural Center with this unique 13-part music series, FREE to the public, featuring works by a wide range of women composers, from unique to popular, from historic...
by The Carr Center | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
DRIVING TO THE NEW STANDARDS JAZZ CRAWL MIDTOWN DETROIT Please see the directions below for suggested driving routes: DRIVING SOUTHBOUND/NORTHBOUND I-75 (CHRYSLER FREEWAY) Take the Mack Avenue Exit 52. Turn onto Mack Avenue and drive west four blocks to Woodward...
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...
