Jason Carter Live in Kuching March 18, 2006

British guitarist Jason Carter has been playing guitar since the age of 9. He is predominantly self-taught but has attended master classes with guitarists John Williams and Paco Pe?a at the Royal Academy of Music.

His style is an eclectic mix of Flamenco, Jazz and Classical Guitar, and this has been demonstrated through the wide range of CDs that Jason has produced for Sony, EMI, ASV and ARC Music. From original solo guitar compositions, to Indian/Arabic Fusion, Classical Chamber Music, Jazz arrangements and Techno/Dance Music with DJs. Jason has also appeared alongside Larry Coryell, Trilok Gurtu and Hapriprasad Chaurasia on the ARC Music Compilation ?Crossing Borders?, and recorded with artists such as Nick Beggs, Phil Keaggy, Máire Brennan and Hossam Ramzy.

Jason performs internationally, mainly as a solo guitarist, but also collaborates with artists from Ireland, China, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Lapland and Africa. He has always maintained strong artistic links with the Middle East and was the co-founder of the ?Bahrain International Guitar Festival?. In 2001 Jason received a Music Award from the Crown Prince of Bahrain alongside 4 Arabic Artists, and more recently went to Pakistan to perform for President Musharaff. In 2000 Jason also performed the famous Guitar ?Concerto de Aranjuez? (Joaquin Rodrigo) with Orchestras in Finland, Ireland and the UK. He has also performed with artists such as Nigel Kennedy, Antonio Forcione, Gordon Giltrap, Dominic Miller and Babik Reinhardt. Jason has also been invited to perfom a new piece with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, which is made up of traditional Chinese instruments.

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Reviews

"His talent is universal. His music is deep, and thought provocative. There needs to be more music like this in the world nowadays, music that tells stories through music and not through words. It is talent that embraces those who know and understand what good music is and can only be described in one word, art." - Fast Forward, Alberta, Canada

"To define Jason?s music is difficult. It has been called fusion, which seems to be a term tagged onto cookery, interior design and dance these days when often it covers up a mess. Not so with Carter. Yes, it is a mélange of flamenco, jazz and classical guitar, but he does for flamenco guitar what Joaquin Cortes does for flamenco dancing ? inject it with vitality and stamp it with his own personality. As HMV Music Magazine says, Carter is a ?cross-cultural triumph?" - Scene Magazine, Dubai, UAE

"A unique blend of harmony, reflection, and emotion, a bundle of talent" - Amazon.com

"Inspiring melodies, marvelous improvisation, this guy is hot!" - La Prensa Music, Los Angeles

"The heavenly meeting of East and West through the fine fingers of Jason Carter" - Bombay Times

"At last, new frontiers for the instrument of OUR country, played by an ENGLISHMAN!!" - Antena Music, Madrid

"A Cross Cultural Triumph!" - HMV Music Magazine

"Jazz-influenced Flamenco dancing through vast acoustic landscapes" - Durban Times

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