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- ↑ "An Environmental Album Recaptured in a Concert ‘Documerica,’ at BAM, Featuring the New-Music Quartet Ethel",The New York Times, by Steve Smith, Oct. 6, 2013
- ↑ "Traveling With a Moody Old Friend That’s Tightly Strung", The New York Times, by Dorothy Lawson, April 8, 2008
- ↑ ETHEL: IT'S ABOUT TIME., Classical Music and Dance Guide, The New York Times, November 1, 2002
- ↑ Art Works Podcast: Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris, of the new music quartet ETHEL, National Endowment for the Arts
- ↑ Arts Ashima Music Festival Bio
- ↑ Grand Canyon Music Festival Bio
- ↑ Mannes Faculty
- ↑ AllMusic Credits
- ↑ Broadway World Credits
- ↑ "Jazz Bassist Ron Carter: Helping Others Sound Their Best, Famed musician is a stand-up guy", All Things Strings, by Dan Ouellette, May 2004 "Jazz Bassist Ron Carter: Helping Others Sound Their Best / Interviews & Profiles / News / All Things Strings". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ↑ Allmusic Credits
- ↑ Artist Direct
- ↑ All About Jazz review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Mannes Faculty
- ↑ How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed by Sheila E. Anderson, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., Jul 1, 2005
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