★★★★★
With his simple declaration, "sound is my art...I just try to create," Trinidadian jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles
Etienne Charles
b.1983 trumpet
puts into context his role of creator and producer in relation to his latest recording. This new album, previewed earlier this year in Tobago at Jazz on the Beach at Mt Irvine, reveals an evolution of his art that parallels the jazz idiom's most eclectic trumpeter and influence...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2013-08-17
★★★★★
Extensive jazz scholarship can frequently result in music that is stuffy, stilted or just too precise. But in the case of Etienne Charles, it has helped him masterfully hone and integrate a project that could have easily been too arbitrary and unwieldy: showcasing "soul music that is Creole at heart...
- jazztimes.com
2013-08-01
★★★★★
Trumpeter and flugelhorn player Etienne Charles' third recording marks another chapter in his engagement with the music and culture of his homeland, Trinidad. Kaiso--a term originating in Nigeria as a form of encouragement to artists--is a style that has come to be identified with calypso. The album delves into classic calypso, focusing on three prominent performers: Lord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow and Roaring Lion...
- jazztimes.com
2011-11-03
★★★★★
Track Listing: Folklore; Douens; Dance with la Diablesse; Laja who?; Mama Malade; Soucouyant; Mysterieuse; Mama d'lo; Santamanite; Papa Bois,Folklore (story)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Track Listing: Folklore; Douens; Dance with la Diablesse; Laja who?; Mama Malade;Soucouyant; Mysterieuse; Mama d'lo; Santimanite; Papa Bois; Folklore(story)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Trinidad native and Juilliard-trained trumpeter Etienne Charles artfully and organically blends Afro-Caribbean folkloric music and jazz improvisation on his second recording as a leader...
- www.jazztimes.com
2009-11-06