Jason Carter - 27th May, 2011
Background
British-born international guitarist/composer Jason Carter has toured the world with his inimitable fusion of world music and classical styles. He has visited over 80 countries as diverse as the Gulf States, North Korea, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan receiving honours and awards for his efforts in building international cultural insight through music. His extensive discography - labels including Sony, EMI and ASV - and collaborations with a cornucopia of prominent musicians from across Asia, America and Europe mark him out as a prolific artist of exceptional originality. Jason’s current concert schedule features recent solo guitar/harp guitar compositions, some using live looping techniques, exploiting the possibilities of layering parts and using pre-recorded loops and samples. His concerts are at once deeply fascinating, intimate and profoundly moving occasions in which he not only shares his creative musical gift but also a gentle and genuine humanity.
Jason works both as a solo musician, but also loves to collaborate. He has worked with the Prague Philharmionic Orchestra, New Irish Orchestra, and countless musicians. His work has appeared on compliations with artists such as Anoushka Shankar, Barbara Streisand, Zakir Hussain, John Paul Jones, (Led Zeppelin) Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Jeff Beck, Larry Coryell, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ozzy Ozbourne, Trey Gunn (King Crimson) and Trilok Gurtu.