{"type": "root", "children": [{"type": "paragraph", "children": [{"type": "text", "value": "TC The 3rd (William Theodore Carney III) is a Philadelphia-born, New York-based jazz vocalist, improviser, poet, composer, and producer. Raised in a distinguished jazz lineage as the son of organist Trudy Pitts and drummer Bill 'Mr. C' Carney, he is the founder of Melchizedek Music Productions and co-curator of the One Breath Rising performance series."}]}, {"type": "paragraph", "children": [{"type": "text", "value": "Acclaimed for his wide-ranging vocal improvisation, scat phrasing, and deep command of the Great American Songbook, he has performed across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean alongside Shirley Horn, Gloria Lynne, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Lonnie Plaxico, and Gary Bartz."}]}]}
