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Violinist Regina Carter Checks in with The Pulse, Before Her Concert at Kean Stage

WBGO | By Keanna Faircloth
Published February 13, 2020 at 4:17 PM EST
Courtesy of the artist

For many, violinist Regina Carter set the blueprint for genre-blending. With nearly a dozen recordings in her catalog, she has been a major influence for string artists like Chelsey Green, The String Queens, Black Violin, Scott Tixier and more.

And Carter is not only a world-renowned artist, but also an educator. A paramount aspect of her mission has been to educate and inspire future generations in both the creative and business realms as the Artistic Director of the Geri Allen Jazz Camp at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Carter understands the importance of positive impact. Growing up, one of her musical inspirations was Ella Fitzgerald. Her latest album, Ella: Accentuate the Positive, explores Fitzgerald’s “B-Side” tracks that crawled under the radar. On Saturday, Feb. 15, she celebrates Ella Fitzgerald at Kean Stage, in the Enlow Recital Hall. 
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Keanna Faircloth
Keanna Faircloth is a Washington, DC native and comes to WBGO getting her start on-air at WPFW 89.3 FM in 2003, most recently as the host of Late Night Jazz: The Continuum Experience. She is a graduate of Howard University having majored in Music History with a minor in Classical Piano. Keanna has written for NPR Music, and worked for Radio One as an on-air personality, producer and voice-over talent. She is also the creator and host of Artimacy Podcast, where she has interviewed artists like Wynton Marsalis, Matthew Whitaker, Jonathan Butler, and Dionne Warwick. As a result, she was recognized by Radio Ink Magazine as a 2019 African American leader in radio.
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