Created and hosted by Dr. Charles Brooks in 2016, the Mid City Jazz Festival is open to all Louisiana middle school, high school, and independent music school jazz ensembles. The festival was created to bring together Louisiana's young musicians…
Oct 30 2016
Oct. 30, 2016 - Dr. Brooks Creates Recording Studio Ensemble at BRCC
On Friday, October 28, 2016, the very first Baton Rouge Community College RECORDING STUDIO ENSEMBLE, led by Dr. Brooks, made their public debut at BRCC's art program fundraiser "Follow Me to Frazier." Pictured from left to right are student violinist…
Jun 30 2016
Thu, June 30, 2016 - Charles Brooks, DMA Selected as K&K Sound Artist of the Month!
Recently welcomed into the K&K Sound artist family, Charles Brooks, DMA has been selected as a 2016 K&K Sound Artist of the Month to be featured in the fall. The feature will include a spot on K&K's homepage, complete with…
Jun 26 2016
Sat, May 7, 2016 - Dr. Brooks Interview on Rock It Right Radio!
Dr. Brooks sits down with Rock It Right Radio's Betsy Barnes and Kay Solar, MD to discuss music, education, his recording program at Baton Rouge Community College, and his talents as a jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.
LISTEN HERE
LISTEN HERE
Jun 26 2016
Sun, May 2, 2016 - Dr. Brooks To Headline The Bee Nice Music Concert Series
Mark your calendars!
Dr. Brooks will be headlining the Bee Nice Music Concert Series on Friday, July 8 from 7-9 p.m. with his group, The Charles Brooks Collective. Bring your chairs and your ice chests and kick back while Brooks…
Dr. Brooks will be headlining the Bee Nice Music Concert Series on Friday, July 8 from 7-9 p.m. with his group, The Charles Brooks Collective. Bring your chairs and your ice chests and kick back while Brooks…
Mar 23 2016
March 23, 2016 - Dr. Brooks on NBC 33 TV - Mid City Jazz Festival
Mid City Jazz Festival happens this week! Dr. Brooks rose bright and early yesterday to go hang out with NBC33's Chad Sabadie and talk about the Jazz Festival. View the morning show interview HERE, and be sure to join…
Feb 22 2016
Feb. 22, 2016 - Dr. Brooks to Host Mid City's First Annual Jazz Festival
The first annual Mid City Jazz Festival will be held March 24, 2016 in the Magnolia Theater on Baton Rouge Community College's mid-city campus. Dr. Brooks, head of BRCC's audio engineering department, will host the event as part of the…
Feb 10 2016
Feb. 7, 2016 - Weekends With Whitney Follow-Up Feature
After Whitney Vann's first feature on Dr. Brooks aired back in January, we received viewer feedback from a lady in Milton, La., who, as it turns out, had a very old vibraphone that used to belong to her mother, who…
Jan 19 2016
Jan. 10, 2016 - News Feature "A Rare Musician...An Even Rarer Talent"
As promised, here is Whitney Vann's (WBRZ, Weekends with Whitney) feature on Charles, his vibes, and his audio department at Baton Rouge Community College. Stay tuned for PART II of her feature, which follows how Charles and his talents are…
Jan 8 2016
Jan. 8, 2016 - News 2 Sneak Peek
Here's a PEEK at Charles's Weekends with Whitney feature. Be sure to watch Sunday morning, January 10, at 9 a.m. to see the full story.
Dec 16 2015
Dec. 16, 2015: Interview with Whitney Vann coming soon!
Having never seen the vibraphone before (or heard it knowingly), local Baton Rouge television personality Whitney Vann (of WBRZ's Weekends with Whitney show) happened to be part of a crowd of listeners at a private solo performance Charles played back…