Grammy® nominated, Hammond-endorsed New York City organist and 2014 Downbeat "Rising Star" award winner returns with his futuristic reimagining of the jazz organ small group setting! Featuring Brian Charette & Jordan Young.
New York City organist/pianist Brian Charette has established himself as a leading voice in modern jazz. Charette is a Grammy-nominated, Hammond-endorsed artist. Charette was the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll in the “Rising Star: Organ” category and has climbed to 4th place in The 2015 Critic’s Poll in the main Organ category. On his newest recording, Alphabet City, (Posi-Tone, 2015), Charette presents elegantly lyrical original music with unusual circuit-bent electronic treatments accompanied by Rudy Royston on drums and Will Bernard on guitar.
Charette was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1972, and was introduced to music by his mother, Catherine. By the age of 17, he was playing with jazz luminaries Lou Donaldson and Houston Person. After graduating on the Dean’s List from UConn in 1994 with a BA in Classical Piano Performance, Charette began touring Europe and was drawn to the culture and scene of Prague, Czech Republic, where he now lives half the time.
Besides being a critically acclaimed composer and bandleader, Brian has worked with notable artists such as Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, and many more. Charette is also an active author and educator, writing for Keyboard magazine, DownBeat, and the Czech magazine Muzikus. Brian teaches masterclasses all over the world and is on the faculty of the Czech Summer Jazz Workshop at Jesek Conservatory in Prague. His first book, 101 Hammond B3 Tips, was just released in fall 2014 through publisher Hal Leonard, and he has a popular instructional video on the website, mymusicmasterclass.com. Outside of music, Charette is passionate about chess and White Crane kung fu, in which he holds a black sash.
After years of being on different jazz labels, Brian Charette has ventured out on his own! His new group takes the classic jazz organ small group setting and infuses it with analog synths, unusual circuit bent electronics, and samples that add a dreamy, futuristic quality to the music – don’t miss this show, get your tickets today!