James Carter (musician)

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James Carter
James Carter, Bad Ischl 2006
Background information
Born	February 3, 1969 (1969-02-03) (age 39)
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genre(s)	Progressive jazz Modern Creative Post bop Contemporary jazz Avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Clarinetist Saxophonist Flutist
Instrument(s)	Bass clarinet Bass Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Alto Saxophone Soprano Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Flute Bass Flute
Label(s)	Atlantic Records Columbia Records Half Note Records
Associated acts	Bird-Trane-Sco-Now!

James (Larry) Carter (b. January 3, 1969) is an American jazz musician.

Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan and learned to play there before moving to New York City. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the mid-1990s, playing saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. As a young man, he attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and was a member of the group, Bird-Trane-Sco-Now. On his album, Chasin' the Gypsy (2000), he recorded with his cousin Regina Carter, a jazz violinist. Carter has won the critics' choice award for baritone saxophone three years in a row from Down Beat magazine. He has played on albums with Cyrus Chestnut, Wynton Marsalis and the Mingus Big Band.