LANCE CARTER ::R.I.P:: 5/11/55 - 11/01/06 profile picture

LANCE CARTER ::R.I.P:: 5/11/55 - 11/01/06

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The music on this page features LANCE CARTER on drums, and all songs are played on this site with the permission of the recording artists. ........../////.......... Drummer LANCE CARTER passed away on November 1, 2006 at age 51 after an 18 months battle with PRIMARY (AL) AMYLOIDOSIS, a rare bone marrow disease that afflicts just 8 people in a million. Learn more about this rare disease at www.amyloidosis.org. .......... /////.......... Lance Carter was a drummer/percussionist for over thirty years, and played in every kind of band imaginable! He toured the world with major label artists and was a staple in New York..s downtown avant-jazz scene, frequently playing venues like the Knitting Factory, Bowery Poetry Club and Tonic. Lance appeared on the Grammy nominated release "BLUE LIGHT 'TILL DAWN" with Grammy Award winning jazz artist, Cassandra Wilson; as well as "HIGHLIFE," with avant-jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock. Lance also appeared with Sonny Sharrock on the theme song to the hit Cartoon Network series, "SPACE GHOST: COAST TO COAST." He also collaborated with many notable artists including jazz great Junior Mance, guitarists Brandon Ross, Elliot Sharp, Marc Ribot, Chris Haskett, Vernon Reid, Robert Musso, Andre Cholmondeley, Chris Buono and Billy Hector; bassists Percy Jones, Melvin Gibbs, Dave Driewitz, Charles Baldwin;, Derek Nievergelt; vocalist Eric Mingus; drummers Abe Speller and Gerry White, keyboardists Bernie Worrell, David Snider, Benny Lackner and Arne Wendt, horn players Elliot Levin and Erik Lawrence, Grammy Nominee Joan Osborne, singer/songwriter Nadine Goellner, avant-jazz artists Maroon, spoken word/improv group Lunar Ensemble, and producer Bill Laswell. Lance attended the Berklee College of Music, studied with percussion masters, Freddie Waits and Peter Erskine, and his television and film credits include "Good Morning America" and the film "JUNIOR" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. ..........////........ Please support research to develop a cure for amyloidosis. Donations in memory of Lance Carter may be made to the AMYLOIDOSIS RESEARCH FUND, c/o Dr. Raymond Comenzo, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., H-802, New York, N.Y. 10021. ..........////.......... This site is maintained by Lance's wife, Lisa Cooney Carter.

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Member Since: 12/11/2006
Band Website: www.lancecarter411.blogspot.com
Band Members: LANCE CARTER DISCOGRAPHY :::::::::::: …......…….///////…......……. Sonny Sharrock, HIGHLIFE, 1990 (Enemy) , SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, 1993 (Cartoon Network) ............................…….......///////…......... . Cassandra Wilson, BLUE LIGHT TILL DAWN, 1993 (Blue Note) ………......///////………....... Bill Laswell, PERMUTATIONS, 1999 (Ion), BROKEN VESSELS, 1999 (Velvel) ………......///////……….... Robert Musso, INNERMEDIUM, 1999 (DIW) ………...........………...…......…….///////….. ....……. Maroon, WHO THE SKY BETRAYS, 2003 (head fulla brains) ………...........………...…......…….///////….. ....……. Tunnels, THE ART OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, 2004 (Buckyball Music) ...…......…….///////…......……. Nadine Goellner, SING IT TO ME ANYWAY, 2004 (Sophisticated Moon) ......…....…….///////……....… Elliot Sharp, RAW MEET, 2003 (Intakt), Terraplane SECRET LIFE, 2005 (Intuition) ......….........…….///////……. POSTHUMOUS RELEASE: Lunar Ensemble, OFFBEAT, 2007 (MuWorks), ............................................................ ......................///////............................... ............................ POSTHUMOUS DEDICATION: Brandon Ross, PUPPET, 2007 (Intoxicate) ............................................................ ......................///////............................... ............................POSTHUMOUS DEDICATION: Lunar Ensemble, OFFBEAT, 2007 (MuWorks), ............................................................ ......................///////............................... ............................................................ ...........POSTHUMOUS DEDICATION: Elliot Sharp's Terraplane, FORGERY, 2007 (Intuition), ............................................................ ......................///////............................... ............................The organizations listed below provide services and financial assistance to musicans experiencing hardship or serious illness. There are hundreds, possibly thousands of musicians who will likely need their services one day. You may know one of them. These groups are here to help. Please support these incredible organizations, who gave support to Lance Carter during his terminal illness. ..............................................////.......... MusiCARES 156 West 56th Street 1701 NY, NY 10019 grammy.com/MusiCares ................. ////................ THE ACTOR'S FUND 729 Seventh Ave. 10th Floor New York, NY 10019 www.actorsfund.org .........................////................ JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA 322 West 48th Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10036 www.jazzfoundation.org ......................////.......... MUSICIAN'S FOUNDATION 875 Sixth Avenue Suite 2303 New York, NY 10001 musiciansfoundation.org .......................////.......... SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND 65 South Grand Ave. Pasadena, CA 911054 www.sweetrelief.org ..............................////..........
Influences: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Brandon Ross, John McLaughlin, Elvin Jones, Beach Boys, John Scofield, Sonny Sharrock, Ornette Colman, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Robert Musso, Tower of Power, Beatles, Led Zepplin, Cream, Parliment Funakdelic, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Laswell, Elliot Sharp, Maroon, Pharoah Sanders, Nadine Goellner, Eric Mingus, Tunnels, Living Colour, Lunar Bear Ensemble, Marc Ribot, The Wonders, The Roots, Craig Mack, Prince, Jay-Z, Biggie Smalls, Grand Ole Opry, Soul Train and hundreds more.
Sounds Like: This site is a tribute to the music career of the late drummer Lance Carter, but it also serve as a meeting place for AMYLOIDOSIS AWARENESS, and for information on FUNDRAISING MUSIC EVENTS that will raise money for both AMYLOIDOSIS RESEARCH and the five MUSICIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS listed above.
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JAZZTIMES REVIEW OF MEMORIAL BENEFIT!

..> ..> Lance Carter Memorial for the Jazz Foundation of America Venue/Location: Knitting Factory New York, NY USA Date(s): May 31, 2007 Written By: Bill Milkowski Lance Carter (pictured), w...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:32:00 GMT

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO CONFIRMED FOR MEMORIAL BENEFIT!!

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Posted by on Wed, 23 May 2007 07:40:00 GMT

CASSANDRA WILSON IS CONFIRMED FOR THE MEMORIAL BENEFIT!

I am pleased to announce that Blue Note recording artist Cassandra Wilson has been confirmed for the line-up of the Lance Carter Memorial Benefit for the Musicians Emergency Fund of the Jazz Foundati...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 16:41:00 GMT

JAZZ FOUNDATION BENEFIT PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Cooney Carter, Benefit Organizer (908) 419-3624 [email protected]   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2007 New York, NY  -  Friends and colleagues of the late New...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:46:00 GMT

BUY TICKETS TO THE BENEFIT

BUY TICKET TO THE BENEFIT AT: www.knittingfactory.comOR CALL (212) 219-3132 Friends and colleagues of the late New York drummer, Lance Carter, announce a benefit evening of performances by leadin...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:21:00 GMT

ARTICLE: Musician Aid Organizations to the Rescue

Musician Aid Organizations to the Rescue by Lisa Cooney Carter February 1, 2007 [email protected] in October 2005 my husband, freelance-sideman drummer Lance Carter, was diagnosed with th...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:28:00 GMT

LANCE CARTER, 51, VERSITILE DRUMMER Star Ledger 'Notable Deaths' Obituary

Below is a special obituary written exclusively by the Star Ledger.LANCE CARTER, 51, VERSITILE DRUMMERSaturday, November 11, 2006by Guy Sterling, Star-Ledger StaffLance Carter loved music so much...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:50:00 GMT

Take It To The Bridge website posting from November 15, 2006

Lance played with guitarist Marc Ribot in his Mystery Trio on occasion, and also played with him on "Who the Sky Betrays", the 2003 release from jazz artists, Maroon.  Along with being a highly r...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:04:00 GMT

Musician Aid Organization Links

MusiCares   http://www.grammy.com/musicares/156 West 56th Street#1701New York, NY 10019   The Actors Fund    http://www.actorsfund.org/ 729 Seventh Ave.10th FloorNew York...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:26:00 GMT

Buckyball Music Tribute to Lance

Lance played with the great bassist, Percy Jones and vibes player Marc Wagnon in TUNNELS.  Their label, Buckeyball Music, posted a tribute page for Lance: http://www.buckyballmusic.com/lance.html...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:07:00 GMT