Etienne Charles

One of the most compelling and exciting young jazz artists ushering the genre into groundbreaking new territory. Celebrating the traditions that best exemplify the cultures of Trinidad and Tobago, and inspired by the noises and sounds heard throughout their many festivals, Etienne Charles’ Carnival: The Sound of a People brings the celebrations to the stage. The New York Times calls Charles an auteur who is “one of [jazz’s] more ambitious soloists and composers,” JazzTimes applauds him as a “daring improviser” and DownBeat celebrates his tone as “melodically captivating” and “rhythmically agile” that makes his music “immediately pleasing.”