We're excited and honored to welcome an artist who embodies the living spirit of the double bass, of music, of jazz, and well beyond.

The maestro sits in a unique position having played and recorded with an expansive lineage of jazz luminaries from Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins up to today with Jonathan Battiste and Nicholas Payton.

But the maestro has also played and recorded

with an equally expansive lineage of pop soul and R&B artist from Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin,

tribe called Quest, of course. But all this while consistently leading his own bands and his own

recordings, teaching and influencing several generations of bassists and musicians in general

in jazz and beyond. He's authored numerous books on technique, method, transcription,

as well as a comprehensive online course on Open Studio, Blueprint for Jazz Bass. Oh, and he's also

a longtime fashion icon, in fact, the OG of Planet Elegance.

He's a father, a grandfather, a husband, as well as a mentor,

and a conscience to several generations of jazz musicians now on all instruments.

We welcome the man, the legend, the maestro, Mr. Ron Carter.

Hey, hey.

Thank you.

Who's a little introduction? Thank you. Just a little introduction. Good morning to you. Yeah, good morning to you. It's always so great to see you to fill your spirit, you know, just as a legend, certainly, but as a little bit of a friend and getting to know you and just, you know, your humanity illuminates so many through your music,

but those they get a chance to meet you.

It's amazing over the years how many just different fans of the music that have said,

oh, I got to meet him once in 1968.

Like they remember, folks remember meeting you.

Of course, bassists do.

And they remember your specific notes and lines and your choices and how you've

influenced that. But you've had, you're one of these, um, kind of rare artists that touch people

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