Seth Carper is a freelance saxophonist based in Charlotte, NC. He performs on all Saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone), Flute, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet. After receiving his B.M. in Music Education/Saxophone from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, Seth was director of bands at Holmes Middle School in Eden, NC. After three years of public school teaching, he decided to pursue his already expanding performance career. Having shared the stage with such jazz greats as Ernie Watts, Vincent Herring, Maynard Ferguson, Antonio Hart, Chris Murrell, Allen Vizutti, Eddie Daniels, and Duffy Jackson, Seth has been in high demand as an improvising and reading musician. Seth has also performed with many popular & classical artists, including Grammy winning groups The Temptations and The Four Tops, The O’Jays, Lou Christie, The Drifters, The Legends of Beach, The Piedmont Wind Symphony of NC, The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, as well as The Reduced Opera Co. of London. Seth now resides in Charlotte, NC where he leads his groups, the Seth Carper Quartet, The Seth Carper Big Band, and The Piedmont Jazz Collective, a modern big band. He is a regular member of the Christian Tamburr Quartet, Vector Erector, the Schnefel Five, Flow, the Elisa Pruett Trio, the Al Sergal Trio, the Ray Alexander Horns, the Happenin’ Horns, the Soul Vaccination Horns, and is an adjunct faculty member Davidson College, where he teaches saxophone, and jazz improvisation. Find out more online at www.sethcarper.com
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