Etienne Charles: Creole Soul

Rehearsal Hall • Presented by Jefferson Center
Saturday, April 7, 2018 - 7:00pm
Saturday, April 7, 2018 - 9:00pm

Ticket Price: General Admission - $30 (Plus a $3 service fee)

Daring Improvisations, Heart-Wrenching Lyricism

Hailed by The New York Times as “an auteur” and by JazzTimes as “A daring improviser who delivers with heart wrenching lyricism,” NPR’s All Things Considered calls Etienne, “a great young trumpeter…his records filter calypso, reggae and other Afro-Caribbean musics into a modern jazz conception.” Critics and audiences alike continue to praise the Trinidadian’s exciting performances, thrilling compositions, and his charismatic onstage presence. Etienne is a Guggenheim Fellow in the Creative Arts, Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet and Teacher Scholar at Michigan State University, and has been written in to US Congressional Record for his musical contributions to Trinidad & Tobago and the World.

http://www.jeffcenter.org/etiennecharles