Doctor Ed.
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Composer, Musician, Teacher, Pedestrian |
| Location | Rosendale, NY, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Richard Carr is a violinist, composer and music educator who lives in Rosendale, New York (85 miles north of New York City). He holds a Doctorate in music education from Columbia University. He has recorded numerous albums under his own name and with artists such as Bill Laswell, Fred Frith, Bootsy Collins, Sly & Robbie, The Swans, Milt Hinton, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli Jr., Alan Dawson, Howard Alden, and Karl Berger. He has performed with James Williams, Kenny Davern, Doc Cheatam, Jay McShann, Jamal Nasser, Mike Nord, Georg Hofmann, Steve Gorn, Robert Dick, John McDermott, the Go:Organic Orchestra and the American Festival of Microtonal Music.. He has regularly toured the US, Europe, Japan, and Mexico over the past twenty years. He is a former radio host on WDST in Woodstock, NY. In the 1980’s he lived in Boston and played sectional violin with the Boston Philharmonic. He has climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilamanjaro in Tanzania, and trekked in Nepal, Peru, New Zealand, Patagonia, France, Switzerland, Italy, The Rockies, The Sierra Nevada, and a bunch of other places. |
| Interests | Truth, Beauty, Love |