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Barbara Carroll (RCA Years)

Barbara Carroll (RCA Years)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

In February, just after pianist Barbara Carroll's death, I posted a tribute in which I focused on the grace of her chord voicings and swing time in the early 1950s. From 1954 to 1956, she was with RCA and recorded five superb albums. Prior to these dates in the '50s, Carroll recorded 10-inch albums for the Discovery, Livingston and Atlantic labels. All featured an artist with bass and drums who was determined to show off her energetic elegance and marvelous ...

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Obituary

Barbara Carroll (1925-2017)

Barbara Carroll (1925-2017)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Barbara Carroll, a gifted jazz and pop pianist who made a name for herself in New York in the 1940s as a standout bop player with a proclivity for block chords and impeccable time, died on Feb. 12. She was 92. Carroll came up at a time when most skilled female jazz pianists could find steady work only as intermission keyboardists at hotel bars and lounges where managers sought to hold onto audiences. The list included Marian McPartland, Dardanelle, Marjorie ...

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Performance / Tour

Barbara Carroll at Feinstein's - Two Nights Only!!

Barbara Carroll at Feinstein's - Two Nights Only!!

Source: Michael Ricci

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine, and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post, continues its 10th Anniversary season with the debut of renowned jazz pianist, composer and vocalist BARBARA CARROLL. The show, which will also feature Jay Leonhart on bass, runs Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). For her show at Feinstein’s BARBARA CARROLL – hailed ...

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Cabaret Jazz Featuring Barbara Carroll & Paula West Thursday, March 8th at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Cabaret Jazz Featuring Barbara Carroll & Paula West Thursday, March 8th at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Cabaret Jazz Featuring Barbara Carroll with Ken Peplowski, Jay Leonhart and Joe Ascione; and The Paula West Quartet

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 @ 8pm

At TRIBECA Performing Arts Center Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street TRIBECA Box Office at (212) 220-1460 http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm

Barbara Carroll is an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist who has long been regarded as one of the most fascinating purveyors of swinging ...

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Jack Kleinsinger Presents Cabaret Jazz Featuring Barbara Carroll & Paula West Thursday, March 8th at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Jack Kleinsinger Presents Cabaret Jazz Featuring Barbara Carroll & Paula West Thursday, March 8th at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

TRIBECA Performing Arts Center Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street TRIBECA Box Office at (212) 220-1460 http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 @ 8pm Cabaret Jazz Barbara Carroll with Ken Peplowski, Jay Leonhart and Joe Ascione; and Paula West Quartet

Barbara Carroll is an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist who has long been regarded as one of the most fascinating purveyors of swinging jazz piano and ...

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Eric Reed Trio & Junior Mance Join Barbara Carroll for I Love A Piano Highlights In Jazz Thursday, March 9th 8 P.M. At Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Eric Reed Trio & Junior Mance Join Barbara Carroll for I Love A Piano Highlights In Jazz Thursday, March 9th 8 P.M. At Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: All About Jazz

Jack Kleinsinger presents HIGHLIGHTS in JAZZ New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 8 P.M. I Love a Piano BARBARA CARROLL With Jay Leonhart & Joe Ascione + ERIC REED TRIO & JUNIOR MANCE SOLO PIANO at TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 8PM (Borough of Manhattan Community College) 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Street (212) 220-1460 There will be special surprise guest on this show! Upcoming Highlights Shows: Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 8 ...

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Jack Kleinsinger presents Highlights in Jazz, I Love a Piano Barbara Carroll and Cyrus Chestnut, Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 8 P.M.

Jack Kleinsinger presents Highlights in Jazz, I Love a Piano Barbara Carroll and Cyrus Chestnut, Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 8 P.M.

Source: All About Jazz

Jack Kleinsinger presents HIGHLIGHTS in JAZZ New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 8 P.M. I Love a Piano BARBARA CARROLL With Jay Leonhart & Joe Ascione + CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO at TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 8PM New York, NY February 1, 2006 Jack Kleinsinger's “Highlights in Jazz," New York's longest running jazz series, is ...

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Calendar Change: Eric Reed Trio + Junior Mance Join Barbara Carroll for I Love A Piano Highlights In Jazz Thursday, March 9th 8 P.M. At Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Calendar Change: Eric Reed Trio + Junior Mance Join Barbara Carroll for I Love A Piano Highlights In Jazz Thursday, March 9th 8 P.M. At Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: All About Jazz

February 20, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] For Immediate Release Jack Kleinsinger presents HIGHLIGHTS in JAZZ New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 8 P.M. I Love a Piano BARBARA CARROLL With Jay Leonhart & Joe Ascione + ERIC REED TRIO + JUNIOR MANCE SOLO PIANO at TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 8PM New York, NY February 20, 2006 Due to a last minute schedule change Cyrus Chestnut will ...

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Event

A Salute to Barbara Carroll

A Salute to Barbara Carroll

Source: All About Jazz

Jack Kleinsinger's “Highlights in Jazz" will present “A Salute to Barbara Carroll" with guest of honor, Barbara Carroll, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center) Manhattan Community College), 199 Chambers Street, Thursday, May 20 at 8 PM. Artists who will be saluting Ms. Carroll that night include Jackie Cain, Bill Charlap, Jay Leonhart, Houston Person, Daryl Sherman, Grady Tate, Kenny Washington and Kenny Washington. In 2003, Ms. Carroll received a Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award for her contribution to ...

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Music Industry

Andy Bey and Barbara Carroll continue Singers Over Manhattan Series - January 10-12

Andy Bey and Barbara Carroll continue Singers Over Manhattan Series - January 10-12

Source: All About Jazz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/5/01 For More Information, Contact: MARY FIANCE FUSS, Director of Public Relations – (212) 258-9829 ([email protected]) JESSE TAMPIO, Public Relations Associate – (212) 258-9821 ([email protected]) NAEEMAH HICKS, Public Relations Assistant – (212) 258-9807 ([email protected]) Listing Information: Producer: Jazz at Lincoln Center Event: Singers over Manhattan: Andy Bey and Barbara Carroll Date/Time: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 10, 11 & 12, 2002, 8pm Place: Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor Tickets: $45, ...

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