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First Name

Allen

AIM/Yahoo/MSN

acmuzik@aol.com

College/University:

Minnesota State University Moorhead

I am here for:

Gigs, Job Inquiries, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking, Other

Whom I want to meet:

Other educators, composer/arrangers and performers.
Individuals, institutions and groups looking for services I offer as a teacher, writer and player.

Employment Status

Employed

Occupation:

Educator, Composer/Arranger, Performer

Employer:

Minnesota State University Moorhead

About Me:

Allen Carter has a diverse background as a drummer/percussionist/ composer/arranger/educator. Born and raised in Ellinwood, Kansas, he received his Bachelor of Music degree from Kansas State University, and his Master of Music and Doctor of Arts degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. Throughout his school years, he won numerous awards in the areas of performance and composition/arranging.

As a drummer/percussionist (he began “gigging” with local groups at age 11), Dr. Carter has performed with the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, Les Brown’s Band of Renown, the Los Angeles Jazz Workshop and numerous other Los Angeles area big bands. He has worked with such vocalists as Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Melissa Manchester, Harry Connick Jr., and Glen Campbell and has been involved in numerous recording sessions for records, films, and commercials. Appearances as featured artist have taken Dr. Carter across the United States as well as to concert stages and jazz clubs in many foreign countries.

A member of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers and the Film Music Network, Dr. Carter’s work as a composer/arranger includes CBS Television’s Motown Records specials, the cable television series Humonos, the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Miss America pageant, commercials, and documentaries for the department of Health, Education, and Welfare. In addition, he has written extensively for instrumental and vocal jazz groups at all levels.

At the current time, Allen serves as Associate Professor of Music at Minnesota State University, Moorhead where he teaches freshman music theory, drum set, and courses in the jazz studies and music industry programs while being an active member of a surprisingly busy jazz scene in the Fargo-Moorhead area. He has lectured internationally to educators and students on a wide range of jazz education and percussion topics and was a member of the resource team for the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE). Performing groups under his direction have been awarded recognition at the national level and he has directed numerous honor groups for educator associations throughout the western United States. Along with his ongoing work teaching, playing, and writing, Dr. Carter heads his own company, AC Muzik, developing interactive CD-ROM teaching tools for use by jazz educators and their students.

Website:

http://www.acmuzik.com

Why I love jazz:

The unbridled joy of personal expression.

Music:

I truly am a fan of all musics though my passions run toward jazz and film music. As a player and writer, my preferences are for straight ahead big band and groups with 2-5 horns. I also love fusion/funk styles and burning Latin bands.

Top 5 Desert Island Discs:

Birth of the Cool
Dave Brubeck Quartet @ Carnegie Hall
Anything and everything big band
Getz/Gilberto
Bill Evans - Alone
Clearly, I need more than 5 (Yea iPod!)

Books:

I'm a voracious reader of books on arranging, orchestration and theory since that's what I teach. I also like to read about conspiracy theories when there's time.

Television:

Boston Legal
CSI Miami
News/sports junkie

Movies:

Everything except horror films.

Allen Carter's Blog

New CD

First off, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Kickin' Kwanzaa and whatever else we're celebrating.

My biggest musical celebration is the release of my new CD "Gifts". No, it's not a holiday CD but an 11-tune set of big band jazz played by some amazing L. A. guys. We recorded in late June/early July and everyone who has heard it loves it. It's already up on Dig Station and CD Baby. On iTunes soon and, of course, you can get it from me directly at acmuzik.com.

Posted on December 25, 2008 at 9:47pm —

Hello and welcome!

It's June 9, 2008 and here I am on JazzPlayer.com! This looks to be a great community that I'm sure will build and build since it's connected to JazzEd Magazine and those folks. My experiences with them have always been wonderful.

As I write this, I've just returned from Phoenix where I had the opportunity to be the featured guest composer/conductor for the Young Sounds of Arizona big band. They commissioned me to write a new work for them and we premiered "Prayer" last Friday at the Orpheum Th… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 7:06pm —

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