by The Carr Center | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The word “virtuoso” can sometimes be bandied about too freely, but in the case of pianist Oscar Peterson, it is perfectly descriptive! Peterson enjoyed a long and successful career, winning many prestigious, international awards, including a concert hall named for him...
by The Carr Center | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Academy Award® nominated director and 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur Ben Proudfoot is the founder and creative force behind Breakwater Studios.Once a world champion in sleight-of-hand magic, Ben now brings that spirit of wonder to filmmaking, directing or...
by The Carr Center | Oct 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Part 3 of this, Film @ The Carr, 5-part series, curated and hosted by Carr Center Resident Artist and noted film director Juanita Anderson and Marcus Turner, a Clio winning, Emmy nominated film director, will delve into the archives of Black Journal; a...
by The Carr Center | Oct 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adegoke Steve and Iqua Colson join Curators and Co-Hosts Juanita Anderson and Marcus Turner as invited guests for part 3 of Film @ The Carr Presents, Jazz On Film : Classic Black”, Tuesday, October 19th at 7:30pm. STEVE COLSON – aka ADEGOKE – pianist and composer,...
by The Carr Center | Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Brian Bacchus, joins Curators and Co-Hosts Juanita Anderson and Marcus Turner as their invited guest for part 2 of Film @ The Carr Presents, Jazz On Film : “Symbiosis”, Tuesday, October 12th at 7:30pm. Brian is a Grammy Award Winning Music Producer and ex-label head/...
by The Carr Center | Oct 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
From one of the earliest performances by African American musicians on sound film (1923) to Canada’s first foray with jazz on film (1949), guest curator Marcus Turner explores the interconnected histories of jazz and film as he samples groundbreaking film performances...
