Windrush with Etienne Charles - Jazz FM Voices

Trinidad born jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles presents an hour of music from across the generations in celebration of Windrush Day. Including records from Lord Kitchener, Winifred Atwell, Orphy Robinson, Theon Cross and Nubya Garcia.

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About Etienne Charles

Hailed by The New York Times as "an auteur" (Ben Ratliff) and by Jazz Times as a, "daring improviser who delivers with heart wrenching lyricism" (Bill Milkowski), Trinidad born Etienne Charles has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, thrilling compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide.

Perhaps more than any other musician of his generation or Eastern Caribbean origin, Charles brings a careful study of myriad rhythms from the French, Spanish, English and Dutch speaking Caribbean to his compositions. Crucially, as a soloist, he fully grasps the New Orleans trumpet tradition; which is readily discernible in his trademark instrumental swagger, and what famed Crescent City Pianist, Jelly Roll Morton so succinctly captured in the now immortal phrase, 'The Spanish Tinge'.

To find out more, visit his website.