A pensive Regina Carter, no doubt weighing her new options
I'm sure she's been called a genius before, but the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have made it official: jazz violinist Regina Carter is a 2006 MacArthur Fellow, and as such, will be awarded $500,000 over the next five years; a so-called "genius grant."
Though she is now a New Yorker (can a person live on $500,000 in New York anymore?), Ms. Carter spoke with her hometown paper, The Detroit Free Press about the honor:
"Q: When did you get the call?
A: Last week sometime, which was crazy, because they said you can't tell anyone. I said, 'Gee, thanks. You unload that on me and then tell me to keep quiet.' They allowed me to tell one person, so I told my husband."
Read the full text of the interview: Detroiter Carter reactes to winning $500,000 grant.
Of course, it is my duty to remind you, gentle reader, that Ms. Carter performs with vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater on January 27 at Sanders Theatre.
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