Charles Brooks, D.M.A. 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 11 2021
Louisiana’s favorite four-mallet jazz vibraphonist Dr. Charles Brooks will be headlining and premiering original new music at The Baton Rouge Arts Council’s Jazz Listening Room series on…
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Apr 28 2021
It is with extreme joy that Dr. Charles Brooks announces his acceptance of his new academic position with the University of North Alabama in the Muscle Shoals area. Come August 2021, he will be the new Assistant Professor of Audio…
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Jan 26 2021
BATON ROUGE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CB Fans, the hiatus has ended! Friday Night Vibes has returned!
Louisiana’s favorite four-mallet jazz vibraphonist and percussionist Dr. Charles Brooks is back this Friday, January 29, 2021, with his live-streaming jazz vibraphone series…
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Jun 8 2020
BATON ROUGE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Louisiana’s favorite four-mallet jazz vibraphonist Dr. Charles Brooks will be performing TWO live remote shows this Friday, June 12, 2020. Both shows will stream live on Facebook and Instagram and will be immediately accessible…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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