A new 75-minute film from Matthew J. Bellisario — “So You Say You Play Jazz? José Carr’s True Story' — offers a glimpse into Birmingham’s live jazz scene through the eyes of the celebrated music educator, band leader and Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inductee.
tried to avoid the label of a jazz musician, she was a pioneering performer in Fess Whatley’s Sax-o-Society.Erskine Hawkins, back row, left, and his orchestra at the Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, in the 1940s. "Tuxedo Junction" entertainers. Back row Erskine Hawkins, Ida James, James Morrison, Avery Parrish, Bob Range, Lee Stanfield, Marcellus Green, Captain Sims, and Julian Dash.
Carr always had a full-time job, so he couldn’t travel around the country as a touring musician. He got serious about practicing his jazz repertoire in the late nineties. Carr, who led the band program at Bush Middle School and Jackson Olin High School, is one of the most popular and revered band directors in the city. Some former students refer to him as a “real-life superhero.” He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014. He’s also the institution’s director of music education, a position he’s retained while the hall is closed for renovations.
The first set of the evening always features the quartet. But it’s usually a short set -- the night will include a run of jazz standards from Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” to Miles Davis’ “Solar.” Well-known and social, Carr will sometimes make the rounds at True Story. But other times, he’ll sit next to the stage and observe. And if a player isn’t up to snuff, he’ll critique them at one point during the night.
While Carr said there’s nothing wrong with smooth jazz, traditional jazz -- particularly the Black cultural legacy of the art form -- is dying in the city without the venues to both host current fans and cultivate a new generation of listeners.,” said Carr. “You don’t find a lot of people like me. Because I was baptized with the guys and grew up about 14 or 15.”
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