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Dr. Allen Carter
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Dr.
Allen Carter has a diverse background as
a drummer/ percussionist/ composer/arranger/educator.
Born and raised in Ellinwood, Kansas, he received his
Bachelor of Music degree from Kansas State University,
and his Master of Music and Doctor of Arts degrees from
the University of Northern Colorado. Throughout his
school years, he won numerous awards in the areas of
performance and composition/arranging.
As a drummer/percussionist
(he began “gigging” with local groups at
age 11), Dr. Carter has performed with the Kansas City
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, Les Brown’s
Band of Renown, the Los Angeles Jazz Workshop and numerous
other Los Angeles area big bands. He has worked with
such vocalists as Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles,
Melissa Manchester, Harry Connick Jr., and Glen Campbell
and has been involved in numerous recording sessions
for records, films, and commercials. Appearances as
a featured artist have taken Dr. Carter across the United
States as well as to concert stages and jazz clubs in
many foreign countries.
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A member of the American
Society of Music Arrangers and Composers and the Film Music
Network, Dr. Carter’s work as a composer/arranger includes
CBS Television’s Motown Records specials, the cable
television series Humonos, the Tournament of Roses Parade,
the Miss America pageant, commercials, and documentaries for
the department of Health, Education, and Welfare. In addition,
he has written extensively for instrumental and vocal jazz
groups at all levels.
At the current time, Allen serves as Assistant Professor of
Music at Minnesota State University, Moorhead where he teaches
music theory, drum
set, and courses in the jazz
studies and music
industry programs. He has lectured internationally to
educators and students on a wide range of jazz education and
percussion topics and is a member of the resource team for
the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
Performing groups under his direction have been awarded
recognition at the national level and he has directed numerous
honor groups for educator associations throughout the western
United States. Along with his ongoing work teaching, playing,
and writing, Dr. Carter heads his own company, ACMuzik,
developing interactive CD-ROM teaching tools for use by jazz
educators and their students.
To hear some
of Dr. Carter's work as both an arranger and a percussionist,
please listen to the following Realplayer streaming files:
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