Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. In the early 1960s he performed throughout the United States in concert halls and nightclubs with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy.

He later toured Europe with Cannonball Adderley. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. He was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1993 Ron Carter earned a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, the Miles Davis Tribute Band and another Grammy in 1998 for Call 'Sheet Blues', an instrumental composition from the film 'Round Midnight.

- Member of the second great Miles Davis Quintet in the early 1960s.

- “Carter is arguably the greatest bass player jazz has ever known.”

—— Philadelphia Inquirer

- “The always innovative Carter pushes forward with a sound as fresh as ever.” —— USA Today

- "Ron Carter is the greatest jazz bassist ever, with his unparalleled gift for creating bass lines." —— Bass Player Magazine

RON CARTER NONET

Ron Carter － Bass

Carol Buck － Cello

Maxine Neuman － Cello

Zoe Hassman － Cello

Boots Maleson－ Bass

Rolando Morales － Percussion

Payton Crossley－ Drums

Claire Bryant－ Cello