Jazz Articles about Marc Cary

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Marc Cary: Focus Trio Live 2009

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 3, 2010

All'alba dei suoi trent'anni Marc Cary era il pianista preferito da Betty Carter, una che se ne intendeva ma che non era incline ai complimenti. Eppure dichiarò apertamente di sentirsi fortunata ad averlo nel suo gruppo. Stiamo parlando degli ultimi anni novanta, quando Cary era più di una promessa e Down Beat l'incluse in uno speciale che presentava i 25 nuovi talenti del jazz. Con il pianista, in quel numero del giugno 1999, c'erano Dave Douglas, Ellery Eskelin, Ben Allison, ...

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Marc Cary: Focus

by John Kelman
July 19, 2006

Some artists catch an early break. Others struggle to get onto the public's radar, despite great talent and stylistic range. It's curious that keyboardist Marc Cary hasn't caught on. His work with artists including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, vibraphonist Stefon Harris and singer Abbey Lincoln suggests that he's well-respected by his peers and considered capable of just about anything. Focus introduces his four-year-old Focus Trio, and while there may be too many acoustic piano trios out there, this is one that ...

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Go-Go Marc, Cary On! An Indigenous Person Tells his Story

by Phil DiPietro
May 27, 2004

Sometimes, as Marc Cary so astutely points out at the end of this interview, we presume too much for our musical heroes. We listen and then, it seems, we just know they're so good, we assume numerous fans feel the same way, providing at least enough artistic and economic support to sustain careers and keep that creative vision growing vigorously. This hypothesis may appear supported by a somewhat steady flow of recordings and sideman appearances, although they never seem to ...

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Marc Cary: Rhodes Ahead Vol. 1

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2000

Jazz pianist Marc Cary pays a bit of homage to the electric piano that Harold Rhodes started developing way back in the mid-forties as Leo Fender subsequently bought the rights and appended his last name to an instrument that is cherished by many a keyboardist. With Rhodes Ahead, Vol 1 Cary performs on the rhodes, and the now ancient yet still delectable (analog) moog synthesizer, while the end results prove to be somewhat of a mixed bag at best.

The ...

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Marc Cary: Trillium

by David Adler
April 1, 2000

While this is pianist Marc Cary’s record, the first thing that jumps out at the listener is the huge sound of Tarus Mateen’s bass. Deliciously fat, woody tones like these don’t grow on trees. On this memorable trio session, Mateen and powerhouse drummer Nasheet Waits provide a rambunctious, rock-solid foundation for Cary’s profound piano ruminations. Flutist Yarbrough Charles Laws appears on two strikingly melodic Cary originals, “New Prospective" and “Peace Maker" (the latter a piano/flute duet), as well as the ...

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Marc Cary: Trillium

by Jim Santella
April 1, 2000

From the moody modern mainstream, pianist Marc Cary’s trio moves deliberately with dramatic passion, then balances its program with swinging blues romps and lilting flute melodies. A powerful pianist who leans toward classical diversion, Cary grew up in the Washington, DC area, where creative music has always been well received. Once he moved to New York, the pianist received experience and an education through the “schools" of Arthur Taylor, Betty Carter, and Abbey Lincoln.

Cary performs Lincoln’s song “My Love ...

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Marc Cary: The Antidote

by Douglas Payne
February 1, 1999

Any antidote to much of today's piano jazz is certainly welcome as we grapple with greeting a new millenium. Pianist Marc Cary may just be it. After nearly two decades, jazz has probably had enough of ivory tinklers that do little more than recycle the masters or exhume the past. Thirty-two year old Marc Cary has something new to say on The Antidote, his third album since his 1994 Enja debut. Like Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock or McCoy ...