JAMES CARNEY QUARTET

Award-winning pianist, keyboardist, and composer James Carney is a fearless improviser with a reputation for an original, poly-stylistic approach to making music - a philosophy that respects and explores both tradition and the avant-garde. 

Recording as a leader for prestige labels including Sunnyside, Clean Feed, Jacaranda, and Songlines, James Carney regularly fronts bands featuring some of the finest musicians working today including Ravi Coltrane, Tony Malaby, Chris Lightcap, Mark Ferber, Josh Roseman, Oscar Noriega, Stephanie Richards, Michael Attias, Dezron Douglas, Tom Rainey, Alex Cline, Nels Cline, Tyshawn Sorey, Ralph Alessi, Todd Sickafoose, Kris Davis, Ches Smith, and many others. 

Mr. Carney is a sharp pianist and a broadly imaginative conceptualist and composer.” - Nate Chinen, The New York Times.

James Carney, piano/compositions 

Chris Lightcap, bass

Tom Rainey, drums