James Carter Organ Trio (US) - Coltrane: A Centennial Supreme / G livelab Helsinki
Schedule
Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Yrjönkatu 3, 00120 Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, ES
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4€ eteispalvelumaksu veloitetaan ovella. 4€ cloakroom charged at the doorSaksofonivirtuoosi James Carter saapuu G Livelabiin Organ Trio -kokoonpanolla ja ohjelmistolla “Coltrane: A Centennial Supreme”. Luvassa on Carterin huippukokoonpanon kunnianosoitus 100 vuotta sitten syntyneelle John Coltranelle.
Yhdysvaltalainen saksofonisti James Carter on yksi menestyneimmistä ja rakastetuimmista nykyjazzmuusikoista. Carter aloitti uransa vasta 17-vuotiaana noustessaan lavalle yhdessä Wynton Marsalin kanssa, ja 23-vuotiaana hän julkaisi läpimurtodebyyttinsä JC On the Set, jota pidettiin uuden jazzmestarien sukupolven merkkiteoksena. Seuraavien vuosikymmenten aikana Carter on vakiinnuttanut asemansa yhtenä aikamme karismaattisimmista ja monipuolisimmista solisteista. Hänen yhteistyökumppaneihinsa lukeutuvat muun muassa Lester Bowie, Julius Hemphill, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kathleen Battle, Frank Lowe & Saxemble, World Saxophone Quartet sekä Wynton Marsalis.
Carter on hionut taitonsa hämmästyttävälle tekniselle tasolle ja hallitsee koko saksofoniperheen sekä huilun ja klarinetin. Helsingin Sanomat kuvaili vuonna 1997 nuorta nosteessa olevaa James Carteria näin: “James Carter on saksofonisti vailla vertaa. Tai verrata voi, mutta tuskin muihin fonisteihin. Carter on klarinetin Michael Johnsson, sopraanosaksofonin Jimi Hendrix, alton Michael Jordan ja tenorin Tiger Woods, jonka kaikki puhallukset ja soinnit lentävät pari sfääriä muita pitemmälle.”
James Carter - Saxophones
Gerard Gibbs - Hammond B-3
Alex White - Drums
Konsertti on ikärajaton.
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Saxophone virtuoso James Carter arrives at G Livelab with his Organ Trio and the program “Coltrane: A Centennial Supreme.” The concert features a tribute to John Coltrane, born 100 years ago.
“Music and life do not separate” says saxophone virtuoso James Carter, “my elders have taught me that music is a culture and a way of life.”
Detroit native Carter shared his childhood home with five musically inclined siblings in “a house filled with all manner of sounds, from The Beatles to Funk and Hendrix.”
At the tender age of seventeen the young prodigy shared a stage with the great Wynton Marsalis and at 23, released his landmark debut album JC On the Set, hailed by many as the arrival of a new Jazz master. Over the decades that followed, Carter has cemented his reputation as one of this generation’s most charismatic and versatile soloists, boasting collaborations with Lester Bowie, Julius Hemphill, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kathleen Battle, Frank Lowe & Saxemble, the World Saxophone Quartet and Wynton Marsalis among other Jazz greats.
Honing his craft to a jaw-dropping technical level, Carter is the master of a family of saxophones, flute and clarinet. His is a powerhouse virtuosity likened by composer Roberto Sierra to the great Paganini.
The organ combo reigned for several decades as jazz’s meat-and-potatoes mainstay, a populist vehicle for blues-drenched blowing. In the hands of James Carter, one of jazz’s most sophisticated improvisers, the organ trio is no less meaty and satisfying. But his virtuosic saxophone chops elevate the organ combo to a rarefied realm defined by delectable soul, a gourmet repertoire, and consistently inspired group interplay.
Featuring the lithe and muscular keyboard work of Detroit’s rising B3 star Gerard Gibbs and the propulsive drum support of Motor City trap master Alex White, the multigenerational James Carter Organ Trio is now in its seventeenth year.
James Carter - Saxophones
Gerard Gibbs - Hammond B-3
Alex White - Drums
The concert is open for all ages.
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Where is it happening?
Yrjönkatu 3, 00120 Helsinki, Finland, Pieni Roobertinkatu 16, FI-00120 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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