Scott Sawyer and Carter Minor

THE ‘BORO SESSIONS PRESENTS: Scott Sawyer and Carter Minor in concert Sunday, October 18, 2026. Join us for an exciting collaboration by two of North Carolina’s finest musicians, who perform masterfully multiple genres of music!
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Scott Sawyer and Carter Minor met 40 years ago. In recent years they are having a blast collaborating and performing concerts together.

Scott Sawyer displays his musical diversity like a badge of honor, re-visiting his blues & rock roots while continuing to explore the jazz tradition & beyond. He’s performed at major festivals, concert halls, jazz venues, and beer-soaked dives here and abroad (Central America, Asia, Brazil, Canada,Europe, and the Middle East).
Sawyer has shared the stage and/or recorded with many noteworthy artists, including John Abercrombie, Charlie Byrd, David Murray, Bob Cranshaw, Buster Williams, Ed Thigpen, and Nnenna Freelon, to name a very few.
Sawyer has appeared on 55+ recordings (8 as a bandleader), spanning a range of genres. https://scottsawyer.net/recordings. Nnenna Freelon's “Shaking Free” was nominated for a Grammy in 1997. In 2013, Sawyer joined the Durham Jazz Workshop faculty, where he coaches combos and offers private instruction. He’s a former teaching instructor at East Carolina University (2010-2022) and UNC-Chapel Hill (2012-2020).

Carter Minor is a vocalist, songwriter, harmonica player, and teacher from Chapel Hill who has been professionally performing Jazz, Blues, R&B, and Gospel for over 60 years. Currently he is showcasing the Carter Minor Blues Band as well as singing with Armand & Bluesology, Carrie Marshall, Manteo Murphy, Lindsay Rosebrock and Scott Sawyer