CAROL MORGAN
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Hard Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

Residing in Manhattan and originally from Texas, Carol Morgan is a jazz trumpeter, composer, author and college professor. A Juilliard graduate who has worked with many remarkable teachers including Chris Gekker, Mark Gould, Ingrid Jensen, and Dennis Dotson, her discography includes the CDs ‘Classic Morgana’ and ‘Passing Time with the Carol Morgan Quintet’. She has performed on releases by DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, NPR's ‘The Engines of Our Ingenuity’, Henry Darragh, Thomas Helton and Calvin Owens whilst as a composer, Carol has been commissioned by DiverseWorks, the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and St. Thomas Presbyterian Church, Houston. In 2008, she authored the textbook ‘The Practicing Improviser’ which has since become a highly-regarded methodology for the study of jazz improvisation. Currently, Carol is a member of the New York-based DIVA Jazz Orchestra and leads her own trio which features bassist Harvie S and Richie DeRosa on read more...