CARY BLACK

Cary Black

Cary Black (acoustic bass, vocals) has been playing and singing with the Kathy Kallick Band since 2012. His inventive and melodic bass lines never get in the way of his perfect timekeeping, and he’s pushing the band to new levels of creativity and drive. Described by Alan Senauke in Sing Out! magazine as “a musician’s musician,” Cary finds himself at home in a variety of musical settings.

In addition to those he played with on many recordings (listed below), Cary has performed with Howard Alden, Laurindo Almeida, Ernestine Anderson, Greg Brown, Petula Clark, Nokie Edwards (The Ventures), Mary Gauthier, David Grier, Dan Hicks, Barbara Higbie, Rob Ickes, The Harry James Orchestra, Rebecca Kilgore, Keith Little, Laura Love, Rose Maddox, Mike Marshall, Carol McComb, Alan Munde, Mark Murphy, Mark O’Connor, Joe Pass, U. Utah Phillips, Vicki Randle, Johnnie Ray, Del Rey, Raul Reynoso, Riders in the Sky, Peter Rowan, Charles Sawtelle, Jennifer Scott, Paul Siebel, Kay Starr, Noel Paul Stookey, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Ernie Watts, Pete Wernick, The Western Flyers, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Chris Williamson, and Glen Yarbrough. He was a member of Laurie Lewis & Grant Street for three years, playing and singing bass on the 1994 IBMA song of the year, “Who Will Watch the Home Place,” and toured with Laurie and Kathy in support of their Sing the Songs of Vern & Ray album.

Cary was an adjunct faculty member in Music Theory, Ear Training, and Improvisation at The Evergreen State College from 1994 to 2000, and has taught at many music camps, including the California Bluegrass Association Music Camp, Colorado Roots Music Camp, California Coast Music Camp, Puget Sound Guitar Workshop (Washington), Bluegrass at the Beach (Oregon), B.C. Bluegrass Workshop (Canada), Greater Yellowstone Music Camp (Wyoming), Centrum Swing Workshop (Washington), Wintergrass Academy (Washington), and Walker Creek Music Camp (California)

Photo by: Irene Young

DISCOGRAPHY (in addition to KKB and Cut To the Chase):

Linda Allen:
- Washington Notebook* (Victory Music)
- Where I Stand* (October Rose)
Dick Barrett & Paul Anastasio – Twin Fiddle Western Swing Vol. 2 (Swing Cat)
Boys of the Lough – The Fair Hills Of Ireland (Lough)
Cabin Fever NW –This Night That Lasted Days (Self)
Casey MacGill & the Spirits Of Rhythm – Jump (Self)
Cats & Jammers:
- Feel That Rhythm (Tuxedo)
- Too Close For Comfort (Tuxedo)
Christine Deaver – Showgirl (Self)
Mike Dowling – The Blues Ain’t News (Wind River Guitar)
Nokie Edwards – Nokie And Friends (U & U)
Bob Franke – The Heart Of The Flower (Daring)
Nina Gerber:
- Not Before Noon (Goatscape)
- Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)
Sylvia Herold – A Mockingbird Sings In California (Tuxedo)
Sylvia Herold & the Rhythm Bugs – The Spider And The Fly (Self)
Ed Johnson:
- House Of Doors (Cumulus)
- Over That Wave (Cumulus)
Kathy & Carol – Keepsake (Hazlewood)
The Kingston Trio – Best Of The Best (Intersound)
Robyn Landis:
- Many Moons (Brave Hearts)
- Waterproof (Brave Hearts)
David Lange – Almost Home (Modern Hot)
Laurie Lewis – True Stories (Rounder)

Magical Strings – Islands Calling* (Warner EarthBeat! Traveler)
Marley’s Ghost:
- Live At The Freight (Sage Arts)
- Spooked (Sage Arts)
Suze Spencer Marshall – Tall Boots (Silver Sage)
Scott Nygaard – No Hurry (Rounder)
Mollie O’Brien – Things I Gave Away (Sugar Hill)
Kristina Olsen:
- Kristina Olsen (Philo)
- Love, Kristina (Philo)
- Hurry On Home (Philo)
Eddie Pennington With Cary Black* – Just My Style (Bee/Nephi)
John Reischman – North Of The Border* (Rounder)
John Reischman & John Miller – Road Trip (Corvus)
Del Rey – X-Rey Guitar (Hobemian)
Rouge:
- Festival Rouge (Self)
- Café Bon Bon (Self)
Tom Rozum – Jubilee (Signature Sounds)
Kim Scanlon – Night Songs And Lullabies* (Compass)
Schutz and Flint – It Might As Well Be Spring* (Self)
Greg Scott – Nameless Love (Speedcat)
Mike Simpson – Sorrow And Love
Cyd Smith – Cyd Smith* (Self)
Annie Staniniec – Annie Staninec (Self)
Trio Incognito – Equilibrium* (Self)
Linda Waterfall:
- A Little Bit At A Time* (Flying Fish)
- Flying Time* (Trout)
- In The Presence Of The Light (Trout)

* Produced or Co-Produced by Cary Black

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