JASON CARTER

Jason is predominantly a self-taught guitarist, although has briefly attended Master Classes with Guitarists John Williams, Paco Peña and John mills, at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1994 he was a finalist in the Cornelius Cardew Composition Prize at the Royal Academy. Between 1993 and 1996, Jason lived in the Middle East and India where he played and recorded with local artists.

Jason's guitar style is a fusion of Flamenco, Jazz and Classical styles. He has recorded 10 albums, ranging from Solo Guitar, to Boccherini Guitar Quintets and Indian Ragas for Sony, EMI, ARC Music & ASV Records.

Jason has performed throughout Central and Eastern Europe, North & Central America, Scandinavia, Israel, Asia and the Middle East, both as a solo artist and with various combinations of musicians.

In the UK, Jason has performed in various venues including The Purcell Room (South Bank Centre), The Royal National Theatre, The Waterfront Hall (Belfast), The Royal Academy, Salisbury Cathedral, Lambeth Palace, St. Martin in the Fields and the London Palladium. More recently he has performed with Artists such as Nigel Kennedy, The Bingham String Quartet, Dominic Miller (Sting's Guitarist), Nick Beggs. He frequently performs with 'Ragatal' (Guitar, Electric Violin, Chapman Stick / Bass and Tabla).

Jason regularly leads workshops in improvisation for Classical musicians and is a regular performer/teacher at the Dillington Guitar Festival in Somerset, UK.