Photo Coverage: Carter Calvert Debuts New CD at 54 Below
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Sep. 10, 2015
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, just presented Carter Calvert & the world premiere performance of her new CD, 'It's a Man's World'. An ever-evolving artist, Calvert's latest project is a collaboration with two household names in jazz: Grammy® award-winning Ulysses Owens, Jr. (Producer/Drums) and Grammy® award-winning Laurence Hobgood (Arranger/Piano), renowned for their imagination and artistry. The end result is a collection of hits originally made famous by iconic male artists, re-imagined and sung from a woman's point of view. It's A Man's World gives Calvert a vehicle to soar, and soar she does.
Carter was accompanied by an All-Star band featuring some of the most talked about & acclaimed Jazz musicians on the scene; Laurence Hobgood, (Piano), Ulysses Owens, Jr.,(Drums), Ben Williams, (Bass), David Rosenthal, (Guitar), Adam Rongo, (Saxophone), Tatum Greenblatt, (Trumpet), James Burton, (Trombone)
Carter Calvert has been touring the globe performing to sold-out audiences, garnering critical acclaim for her extraordinary talent. She has performed as a headliner internationally in South Africa, Greece, Bermuda, Croatia and Italy. Her debut recording Carter Calvert and the Roger Cohen Trio enjoyed Top 15 placement on the American jazz charts, peaking at #13 overall, right above Paul McCartney.
Calvert has also enjoyed critical acclaim performing the title role in Always...Patsy Cline, starring opposite Emmy® award-winning actress Sally Struthers. Often reviewed for her six-star smoldering voice, Calvert is best known for originating her role in the Tony®- nominated Broadway musical It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, alongside Grammy® winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. cartercalvert.com
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Carter Calvert and Roger Cohen
Carter Calvert and Roger Cohen
Carter Calvert and Laurence Hubgood
Carter Calvert and Laurence Hubgood
Ulysses Owens Jr., Carter Calvet and Laurence Hubgood
James Burton, Ben Williams, Ulysses Owens Jr., Carter Calvert, Laurence Hubgood, Tatum Greenblatt and Adam Rongo
Adam Rongo, David Rosenthal and Tatum Greenblatt
David Roenthal, Ben Williams, Adam Rongo, Tatum Greenblatt and James Burton
Adam Rongo
Ulysses Owens Jr.
Laurence Hubgood
Carter Calvert, David Rosenthal and Ben Williams
Laurence Hubgood, Carter Calvert, Ben Rosenthal, Ben Williams, Adam Rongo, Tatum Greenblatt, James Burton and Ulysses Owens Jr.
Carter Calvert and David Rosenthal
Danny Zolli, Cady Huffman, Carter Calvert and Dan Wallace
Rita Harvey, Carter Calvert and Lainie Murrell
Carter Calvert and Michael Lanning
David Rosenthal and Carter Calvert
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