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In hands of Carter, the violin is not a delicate instrument.(Entertainment)(Jazz musician aims to coax the fire, not shrill notes, out of the strings)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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January 28, 2005
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Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard
Italian classical music virtuoso and composer Niccolo Paganini once owned a violin called the Cannon, so named for its deep-toned and booming sound.
When Paganini died in 1840, he gave the violin to the city of Genoa, which has preserved the instrument, allowing only world-class guest soloists to play it.
Which means that Detroit-born jazz violinist Regina Carter has arrived. In 2001, Carter became the first jazz performer and the first black American to play the Cannon, which was crafted by master ...
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