1st Look - Trumpeter Etienne Charles' New Album "Kaiso" + 2011 Tour Dates!

“A daring improviser, Charles also delivers with heart-wrenching lyricism” - Jazz Times

“…had strength and a clear, almost classical sense of thematic organization.” - New York Times

Etienne Charles - KaisoEtienne Charles is a young Trinidadian trumpeter on a musical, cross-cultural mission. His debut album, Culture Shock (2006), features a unique mélange of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and straight-ahead jazz.

In 2009, Etienne released Folklore, an enticing album of original music. The music employed jazz improvisation and harmony with folk rhythms and chants inspired by the African experience of Trinidad & Tobago.

This time around he explores Caribbean songbook classics on the album entitled Kaiso, which will be on sale next Tuesday, 12th July 2011.

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World Wide Wednesday: Trumpeter Etienne Charles

*Good morning*

This is the 2^nd "tradition" that I’m resurrecting from my time spent on Twitter. Every Wednesday I would present the music of jazz artists that were born outside of the United States. I simply called it “World Wide” Wednesday.

Today I am starting with a trumpeter that I saw perform last October in NYC at the Lincoln Center, Etienne Charles.

Enjoy ~

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part V)

Good morning! I didn't know if I'd be able to pull this post together today because of some offline sadness but here it is.

This is Part V of my contribution to honor JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month) 2010. You'll find out a little background information about musicians such as Enoch Smith Jr, Eric Mingus, Etienne Charles, Frøy Aagre, Geri Allen, Hiromi Uehara, Ingrid Jensen, Jacky Terrasson and Esperanza Spalding.

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