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Ron Carter

Jazz band from Ferndale, MI · formed 1937

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Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 3
Cities: 3
Releases: 35
Last show: Jul 11, 2008Rotterdam Ahoy

About

Ron Carter is a band from Ferndale, MI, formed in 1937, tagged bass, bebop, chamber jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2003 to 2026, across 3 rooms in 3 cities.

Ron Carter formed in 1937 — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter is based in Ferndale — MusicBrainz
New York Jazz Quartet: member — MusicBrainz
CTI All-Stars: member — MusicBrainz
V.S.O.P.: member — MusicBrainz
Joe Henderson Sextet: bass — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter "Golden Striker" Trio: member — MusicBrainz
Classical Jazz Quartet: bass — MusicBrainz
Three's Company: member — MusicBrainz
The Great Quartet: member — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter Trio: member — MusicBrainz
McCoy Tyner Quartet: bass — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet: eponymous — MusicBrainz
The Master Trio: bass — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1954–1982 — MusicBrainz
Ron Carter formed in 1959 — Wikipedia
Ron Carter plays Jazz — Wikipedia
Ron Carter has 135220 listeners on Last.fm — Ron Carter on Last.fm
Ron Carter has released 10 recordings between 2021 and 2026 — Ron Carter on Discogs
Country (per TheAudioDB): American — Ron Carter on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

Upcoming shows
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Nov 14, 2026	Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center · San FranciscoSupportwith Stanley Clarke	Support	Stanley Clarke

Shows per year

20036 shows
20081 show
20261 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jul 11, 2008	Rotterdam Ahoy · RotterdamSupportwith Alicia Keys, Gnarls Barkley, The Mars Volta, +66	Support	Alicia Keys, Gnarls Barkley, The Mars Volta, +66
Jun 15, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Jun 14, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Jun 13, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Jun 12, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Jun 11, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb
Jun 10, 2003	Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb	Support	Mike Stern, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb

Where they play

3 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)6 shows
Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco1 show
Rotterdam Ahoy · Rotterdam1 show

Cities played

New York (NYC)6 shows
Rotterdam1 show
San Francisco1 show

Releases

35 releases, 1954–2026

Sweet, Sweet Spirit
2026
Duets
2026
The Alpine Session (Arbenz Vs Arbenz Meets Ron Carter)
2025
Live At Sweet Basil
2024
Bitter Head
2023
Gazing At The Stars
2023
Grand Company
2023
Finding The Right Notes
2022
Skyline
2021
Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes
2021
Heart & Soul
1982 · Album
Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter + Tony Williams
1981 · Album
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 28
1981 · Album
Patrão
1981 · Album
Super Strings
1981 · Album
Empire Jazz
1980 · Album
Mirror, Mirror
1980 · Album
Pick 'em
1980 · Album
Lonnie Smith featuring George Benson, Ron Carter
1979 · Album
New York Slick
1979 · Album
Parade
1979 · Album
A Song for You
1978 · Album
Crossings
1978 · Album
Peg Leg
1978 · Album
Third Plane
1978 · Album
Pastels
1976 · Album
Yellow & Green
1976 · Album
Anything Goes
1975 · Album
Spanish Blue
1975 · Album
All Blues
1974 · Album
Blues Farm
1973 · Album
Uptown Conversation
1969 · Album
All Members
1961 · Album
Where?
1961 · Album
Tatum, Carter, Bellson
1954 · Album

Lineup

New York Jazz Quartet
CTI All-Stars
V.S.O.P.
Joe Henderson Sextet · bass
Ron Carter "Golden Striker" Trio
Classical Jazz Quartet · bass
Three's Company
The Great Quartet
Ron Carter Trio
McCoy Tyner Quartet · bass
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet · eponymous
The Master Trio · bass
Geri Allen Trio · bass
The Super Premium Band
The Riverside Jazz Stars
The Ron Carter Nonet
Frank Morgan Quartet · double bass
The All Star Jazz Reunion
Charles Persip and The Jazz Statesmen
VSOP II · bass

Former

Miles Davis Quintet · double bass
The Great Jazz Trio · bass
Frank Morgan All Stars · bass

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 5 plays, 2003-10-02–2026-09-06 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (Noel Brass Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Ron Carter — Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center, 2026-11-14 — Poster · Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center, 2026-11-14 — Songkick

Ron Carter — Blue Note Jazz Club, 2003-06-15 — Poster · Blue Note Jazz Club, 2003-06-15 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Ron Carter on Last.fm	Artist facts
Ron Carter on Discogs	Artist facts
Ron Carter on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.