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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…