Jazz Articles about Etienne Charles

About Etienne Charles

Radio & Podcasts

Etienne Charles plays Baton Rouge and, to mark the occasion, we track several selections from his forthcoming release, Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol. 1. We also continue with our Sonny Rollins chronological celebration with tracks from his collaboration with the Modern Jazz Quartet. Pois não! There's more--classics & 21st century music. Enjoy the show! Playlist Andy Adamson “First Light" from First Light (Andros Music) 00:00 Etienne Charles “Dame Lorraine" from Carnival: The Sound of a People, ...

Album Review

Etienne Charles: San José Suite

Read "San José Suite" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
February 6, 2017

Il trombettista di Trinidad conferma d'essere solista e autore raffinato, capace di trovare nuovi motivi d'ispirazione nell'incontro tra il jazz moderno e il folklore dei caraibi. La suite che presenta in questo ultimo disco è un tributo ad alcune popolazioni tradizionali di Trinidad (Nepuyo), Costa Rica (Boruca) e della California (Muwekma Ohlone) e alle loro musiche. L'indagine non ha il taglio etnografico o l'approfondimento evidenziato da autori recenti (pensiamo a Steve Coleman con le musiche di Cuba) ma ...

Album Review

Etienne Charles: San José Suite

Read "San José Suite" reviewed by Nigel Campbell

by Nigel Campbell
December 2, 2016

Whenever Trinidadian jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles releases an album, it is an event. In this case, it is his latest opus, the ten-part San José Suite--soon to be performed live in Trinidad and Tobago for the first time on November 20. [The album was released in the US in June 2016 and debuted live at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest in August 2016.] This suite dares to magnify the idea of the wider Americas as a crucible ...

Live Review

All Star Tribute to Ralph MacDonald at Holy Cross College

by Nigel Campbell
May 17, 2014

Etienne Charles with his All Star Band Jazz on D Hill Holy Cross College Arima, Trinidad May 11, 2014 On a picturesque plateau above the town of Arima overlooking the distant Caroni plains on the island of Trinidad, the Holy Cross College Alumni produced a jazz event for the ages--Jazz on D Hill-- featuring an All Star Tribute to Ralph MacDonald on Mother's Day, May 11. The music of the late ...

Live Review

Etienne Charles at The Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain, Trinidad

by Nigel Campbell
December 3, 2013

Etienne Charles Little Carib Theatre Creole Soul Port of Spain, Trinidad November 30, 2013 Fresh from an exciting TEDx Port of Spain talk in the morning, the always dapper Etienne Charles and his band delivered a superb set of jazz at the gala opening of his Creole Soul tour stop in Trinidad on the evening of November 30 at the Little Carib Theatre in Port of Spain. A homecoming of sorts—this is the second ...

Live Review

Etienne Charles and Creole Soul at SubCulture

by DanMichael Reyes
November 17, 2013

Etienne Charles and Creole Soul SubCulture New York, NY November 8, 2013 Fresh from his three-week residency at Doha's Jazz At Lincoln Center, Etienne Charles along with his band, Creole Soul, took to NYC's SubCulture on a chilly autumn evening. Charles and the band played to a packed audience at the beautiful NoHo venue and to special guests including Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein and songwriter William Salter--best known for penning the Grover ...

Album Review

Etienne Charles: Creole Soul

Read "Creole Soul" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 21, 2013

Giunto al quarto album, il giovane trombettista di Trinidad conferma le splendide doti strumentali già rivelate nei suoi precedenti album, Culture Shock, suo debutto del 2006, Folklore (2009) e Kaiso (2011). Ma non c'è solo questo. Se i lavori passati coniugavano la tradizione hard-bop col variopinto folklore caraibico e le relazioni con l'Africa, stavolta Etienne amplia la prospettiva, inglobando timbri e armonie (modali) del jazz elettrico di fine anni sessanta. Il riferimento a Miles Davis è immediato ma il trombettista ...