Video streamed event and on demand: Regina Carter: Gone in a Phrase of Air

Preeminent jazz violinist Regina Carter has spent her musical life pioneering new possibilities for her instrument and for jazz.

A genre-blind improvisational master, her work embraces influences from Motown to bebop to world music on a foundation of classical training, resulting in one of music’s most singular talents. The MacArthur “Genius” Award recipient joins us with a small ensemble, bringing her newest project: Gone in a Phrase of Air, an exploration of the impact of urban renewal on African American and immigrant communities beginning in the 1950s, and the displacement that resulted – of people and of culture – from neighborhoods in Carter’s hometown of Detroit to others in St. Louis, Chicago, New York City, and more. In the work’s collection of original and reimagined music of the era, Carter shines a spotlight on what’s been lost – gone in a phrase of air – then finds celebration in the ashes, reinforcing her reign as one of the world’s most exuberant and original artists.

Concert available for viewing online for 72 hours from time of broadcast.