Etienne Charles' Launch Party - Centre Stage - Toronto's George Weston Recital Hall
Etienne Charles Trinidad’s Best Jazz Trumpeter Bringing His Carnival Show to Toronto By Stephen Weir For Toronto bound jazz great Etienne Charles there is more to Carnival than just parading through the streets of Port of Spain. No, for the Trinidadian trumpeter, the annual carnival is a source of profound inspiration for a musical tradition that dates back to colonial times. The 35-year old trumpeter is coming to Toronto on November 16 th for the North American launch Carnival: The Sound of a People Volume 1 , his new CD and to perform it live at the 1,000 seat George Weston Recital Hall in North Toronto. The CD, recorded in part in Trinidad, has already been released to critical success in the Caribbean. “Carnival is an ocean made up of so many different hybrid influences,” Etienne Charles told the Caribbean Camera late last week. “ In Toronto I want to make the statement that what you hear now isn’t all there is to Carnival. This CD (and my coming