ÿþ<html><head> <BASE URL="www.jazzknights.com"> <title>Chad Carter: Reviews</title> <!--<bgsound src="../mp3/12345hyr.mp3" loop="-1">/--> <meta name="keywords" content="vocalist, jazz, male, singer, crooner, Chad, Carter, Washington DC, Jazz, jazz music, jazz clubs, jazz musicians, Dc jazz clubs, Blues Alley, Vicino, Twins Jazz, DC Jazz, jazz vocalists, gigs, bands, Local Washington DC talent, night life, jazz history, jazz festivals, East Coast Jazz Festival, FMJS, Fish Middleton Jazz Scholarship Fund, Ronnie Wells, Ron Elliston, Chad Carter, James King, Ester Williams, Keter Betts, Ron Compton"> <meta name="description" content="JazzKnights.com was founded in 1998 by Chad Carter. Official website of the Jazzknights.com. Jazzknights in Washington DC is one of the world's foremost jazz online communities. A vehicle through which local jazz musicians and artists in the Washington, D.C area can get more exposure to the wider jazz community. 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Youth Orchestra playing the viola. He also briefly studied piano. While pursuing his undergraduate degree at Howard University and graduate degree in information technology at Carnegie Mellon University, Chad regularly sang at local clubs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. However, it wasn’t until 1998 that Chad began to seriously pursue his musical interest as a jazz vocalist. This interest was stimulated by his participation in the Elliston Music Studios for Jazz Studies’ Vocal Workshops under the direction of Ronnie Wells and Ron Elliston. </p> <p align="left"> Since that time, Chad has performed at major jazz venues in the Washington, D.C. area such as Vicino s Monday Night Jazz, Blues Alley, The Smithsonian Jazz Café, One Step Down, Utopia, Bohemian Caverns, Twins Lounge, The Islander, Westminster Presbyterian Church Jazz Night, The DC Improv, LaPorta's, the FMJS Y2K Quarterly Concert, Philadelphia's LaRose Supper Club, and the famous Flushing Town Hall in Flushing New York. Chad has also played the famous Lenox Lounge in Harlem New York. Among those talented jazz artists with whom Chad has shared the stage and performed are Frank Owens, Lisle Atkinson, Aaron Graves, Bootsie Barnes, Buck Hill, Greg Bufford, Danny Mixon, Fred Hughes, Nasar Abadey, Mike Bowie, Bob Butta, Amy Shook, Frank Russo, Steve Novosel, Barbara Morrison, Ronnie Wells, Ron Elliston, Ricky Loza, Hod O brien, Paul Wingo, Chuck Redd, Robert Redd, Luis Hernandez, John Jensen, Frankie Addison, Ron Compton, Wade Beech, James "The Tex" King, Nadine Rae, Wes Biles, Vince Smith, Cheyney Thomas, Alfredo Mojica, Jr., Janelle Gill, Chris Grasso, Pepe Gonzalez, Mickey Roker, and Keith Killgo</p> <p align="left"> In 2002 Chad performed for the great Lionel Hampton in Washington D.C. at the Rayburn House Office Building hosted in part by the Honorable Congressman John Conyers. Chad first appeared at the FMSJ East Coast Jazz Festival in 2000, performing a tribute for jazz great and vocalist extraordinaire, Ernie Andrews. Chad was introduced to Mr. Andrews by his teacher and mentor, Ronnie Wells, another extraordinary vocalist. Throughout his musical journey, he has taken his inspiration from these two vocalists. Other artists he counts among his influences include Johnny Hartman, Little Jimmy Scott, Billy Eckstine, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter and Frank Sinatra.</p> <p align="left"> In 2004, Chad launched his debut CD entitled  Chad Carter Live at Vicino s. His second CD  Chad Carter: I Got Up! was just released in mid 2009. Those who appreciate jazz crooning will particularly enjoy Chad s renditions of these classic jazz standards. Chad regularly appears on Monday nights at Vicino’s Italian Restaurant in Silver Spring, Maryland.</p> <a href="../vocalists/chad/ccvenues.html">Click here To view full listing of venues Carter has played.</a><br> <a href="../chadcarter/favs.html">Click here to see some of Chad's favorite websites</a> <br><br></p> </div> </div> </font></td> </body> </html>