Regina Carter Quintet August 23, 2009

Born in Detroit, Michigan, jazz violinist Regina Carter began her career by taking classes with violin giants Itzhak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin, becoming a member of the Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, and playing with the pop funk group Brainstorm. Carter has had the opportunity to perform with such greats as Ray Brown, Dr. Billy Taylor, Marian McPartland, Kenny Barron, Wynton Marsalis, Randy Weston, and Cassandra Wilson. Over the past seven years Regina Carter and her quintet have performed worldwide.