E.J.N. - BRYAN CARROTT

Bryan Carrott is an internationally renowned vibraphonist/mallet percussionist who performs, records and tours extensively in the jazz idiom. A prolific composer and improviser as well, Mr. Carrott was also an accomplished pianist before undertaking studies in percussion at New York’s
High School of Music and Art and Manhattan School of Music. He continued percussion studies at Brooklyn College under New York Philharmonic’s Morris Lang, and went on to study vibraphone with Dave Samuels at William Paterson College in Wayne New Jersey, where Carrott received his B.A. in Jazz Studies & Performance.

A two-time recipient of New York’s “Meet the Composer Foundation”, Bryan Carrott has been cited by Down Beat Magazine’s International Critics’ Poll seven of the last nine years for “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition” in the vibes category. Mr.Carrott was also featured in the concert film “The Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin,” as well as on several television appearances including “BET’s JAZZ CENTRAL.” More recently he performed on marimba in a club scene with Don Byron and Harvey Kietel in the film, “Lulu on the Bridge”, and was a featured mallet/multi-percussionist for Disney’s Broadway production of “The Lion King”.

In the past Bryan Carrott has been featured in the bands of James Spaulding, Benny Powell, The Lounge Lizards, Kimati Dinizulu and Roy Campbell. Over the last ten years, he has been recording and performing with the Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, David“Fathead” Newman, Muhal Richard Abrahms, Butch Morris, the Jazz Passengers, Bob Moses, The Spirit of Life Ensemble, and more recently Henry Threadgill, Dave Douglas, Yoron Israel Connection and Charlie Hunter
throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan. Carrott has also collaborated with pianist/composer Riccardo Fassi for successful tours and festival performances of Italy.

As a composer, Mr. Carrott has performed and presented his original music throughout the U.S., Europe and on several recordings by Ralph Peterson and vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd, to critical acclaim. He occasionally performs and tours with his own groups, the Bryan Carrott Trio, Quartet and Quintet, and was most recently featured with Branford Marsalis and his Quartet on original soundtrack music composed by Marsalis for the Spike Lee produced film, “3 A.M.”.

updated June 1, 2001

DISCOGRAPHY

Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, Back to Stay - Sirocco
Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, Fo’tet Plays Monk - Evidence
Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, Reclamation Project - Evidence
Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, Ornettology - Blue Note
Ralph Peterson Fo’tet, Presents the Fo’tet - Blue Note
David “Fathead” Newman, Chillin’- High Note
David “Fathead” Newman, Under a Woodstock Moon - Kokapelli
Muhal Richard Abrams, Song For All - Black Saint
Muhal Richard Abrams, One Line, Two Views - New World
Yoron Israel Connection, Live at the Blue Note - Half Note
Yoron Israel Connection, A Gift For You - Freelance
Tom Harrell, Art of Rhythm - BMG
Greg Osby, Art Forum - Blue Note
Bob Moses, Time Stood Still - Grammavision
Leon Lee Dorsey, Song of Songs - Umoja
Roy Campbell, New Kingdom - Delmark
John Lurie/Lounge Lizards, Live in Berlin vol.1 - Intuition
John Lurie/Lounge Lizards, Live in Berlin vol.2 - Intuition
Ruth Naomi Floyd, With New Eyes - Contour
Ruth Naomi Floyd, Paradigms for Desolate Times - Contour
Butch Morris, Conduction (Akbank) - New World
Butch Morris, Conduction (Munich) - New World
Butch Morris, Dust to Dust - New World
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Collage - Rise Up
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Live in Pori - Rise Up
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Live at Sweet Basil - Sweet Basil
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Live at the Five Spot - Rise Up
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Feel the Spirit - Rise Up
Spirit of Life Ensemble, Inspirations - Zazou
Michael Blake, Kingdom of Champa - Intuition
Jim Nolet, Syzygy - Cathexis
Evan Lurie, How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Tzadik
Lonnie Plaxico, Iridescence - Muse
Karlton Hester, Dances Purely for the Sake of Love - Hesterian Records
Andrew Cheshire, Water Street Revival - Joule 3
Bobby Zankel, Prayer and Action - Cadence
Luico Hopper, Reflections - Ralston Hill
Segen Ono, Tokyo Monogatary - CBS/Sony
Johnny Copeland, Jungle Swing - Verve
Jay-Z, In My Lifetime - Def Jam
Sara Jepp, Jepp - Virgin

TELEVISION APPEARANCES
“Last Call” – CBS
“Best Talk in Town” – WPIX
“Good Day N.Y.” - FOX
“Jazz Central” - BET

FILM: SOUNDTRACK & INCIDENTAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“New Jersey Drive”
“Slaves of New York”
“Café Society”
“Cracking Up”
“Layin’ Low”
“Lulu on the Bridge”
“Hoop Life”
“3 A.M.”

For information, contact:
CARROTT MUSIC
241-25 N. Conduit Ave.
Rosendale, NY 11422 (U.S.A.)
tel. +1 718 7123835
e-mail: CARROTTMON@aol.com

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