This eclectic debut album has songs influenced by Latin, Indian, Asian and Classical music. A gutsy and risk taking performance, Searching is a musical adventure for the Jazz enthusiast. At their performance at the San Jose Jazz Festival, members of the audience stated that "CQ is a true jazz discovery." The CD is available for purchase on-line at The Jazz Loft, Amazon, CDBaby, and you local records store.

     Statements is a solo album, in the lines of Julius Hemphill's Blue Boye, Joe McPhee's Tenor & Fallen Angels and Anthony Braxton's For Alto. Michael plays all parts and instruments, including some bassoon and percussion. Statements is a numbered limited edition enhanced CD for PC and Mac. The enhancement contains an interview, art and poetry by Michael and other artists, information on the instruments used, the stories behind the songs and more. Statements is available with three different covers and poems all by different artists. You can download them from the Black Hat Records website, under the "Free Extras" section. Just print them out on your printer to replace the cover. The numbered limited edition enhanced version is available from The Jazz Loft, Black Hat Records, Amazon.com, and CDBaby.

…an indefinite suspension of the possible, the is. from “Getting Lost” by Laton Carter

     In trying to answer the question which "style" this group plays in, we might list some techniques we're interested in - sound mass, circle music, the use of non-Western scales - but aside from the parts that most clearly reflect composition and improvisation, the music here hopes to stand outside (and then sometimes inside) traditional boundaries. Ornette Coleman answered the question best: This is our music. This CD is available for purchase on-line from The Jazz Loft, Black Hat Records, Amazon.com and CDBaby.

…an indefinite suspension of the possible, the is. from “Getting Lost” by Laton Carter

     When a person studies and plays music, he or she will eventually encounter long-standing and traditional rules to follow. If that person is making music in a jazz style, there is usually an additional, and specific, set of rules. It is not news that some historians and critics are emphatic that these rules should consistently be followed in order for music to be made often to the exclusion of new rules, or modes of thinking, being born. This, of course, is fine for historical music, but an artist convinced of the necessity for exploration will inevitably, and unabashedly, create new rules and directions for him or herself. In order to do this, however, an artist must be willing to venture into that place where criticism is heavy, and the possible is often deemed impossible or unacceptable. This CD is available for purchase on-line from The Jazz Loft, Black Hat Records and CDBaby.