Charles Brooks, DMA is proud to be a supportive member of the K&K Sound Artist Family. Selected as the November 2019 K&K Sound Artist of the Month, Brooks fully endorses K&K Sound amplification systems:"I have successfully used K&K Sound's vibraphone amplification system for more than a decade and it is because of their system that I am able to express myself wholly and successfully in various musical fashions and settings. K&K's products live up to their reputation and I would recommend them to any musician." -- CBDMA
May 26 2020
BATON ROUGE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Louisiana’s favorite four-mallet jazz vibraphonist Dr. Charles Brooks is bringing weekly live music entertainment to the masses with his Friday Night Vibes music series. Each Friday night at 8:00 p.m. Brooks livestreams a one-hour…
Oct 7 2019
Louisiana Jazz Musician Charles Brooks, DMA Announces the Release of His First Full-Length Solo Jazz Album SOUL MAGNET
BATON ROUGE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Professional Louisiana jazz vibraphonist and percussionist Charles Brooks, DMA proudly announces the release of his long-awaited…
Aug 29 2019
This week, the international Percussive Arts Society selected Charles Brooks, DMA's vibraphone dissertation for inclusion in their research archives. Brooks's dissertation, "An Analytical Approach to Vibraphone Performance through the Transcription and Analysis of Gary Burton's Solo on 'Blue Monk,'" is…
Jan 15 2018
BATON ROUGE – Professional Louisiana percussionist, jazz vibraphonist, and college educator Charles Brooks, DMA has officially released his first full-length solo percussion project entitled Empty Hand. Grounded heavily in the techniques and philosophies of martial arts, the album is…
Jul 5 2017
Saturday, July 8, 7 p.m.: Improv jazz-fusion aficionados The Charles Brooks Collective and powerhouse guest vocalist Margaret Fowler
Dyson House Listening Room
"We promised you a PINK FLOYD tribute experience and we're doing more than just delivering; we're…
Jun 7 2017
PSST ... HEY YOU! Yep, this is happening ... for real!!!
On Saturday, July 8, Baton Rouge's explosive new (instrumental) experimental jazz-fusion group The Charles Brooks Collective will present an original, never-heard-before Pink Floyd WISH YOU WERE HERE tribute…
Apr 11 2017
Mar 14 2017
This concert is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!
This one-time-only special jazz masters concert will be held Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. on the main stage of the Magnolia Theater at Baton Rouge Community College. It's one…
Mar 7 2017
International Audio Component Manufacturer SOLID STATE LOGIC to Bring Mobile Production and Recording Studio to BRCC
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Baton Rouge Community College will host Solid State Logic's custom-designed mobile production bus - The Broadcast Equipment Vehicle…
Mar 3 2017
Feb 17 2017