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Brian Charette (Brian Joseph Charette) was born on 24 November, 1972 in Meriden, Connecticut, U.S., is an American musician (born 1972). Discover Brian Charette's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

Popular As Brian Joseph Charette
Occupation Musician, composer
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 24 November 1972
Birthday 24 November
Birthplace Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1972

Brian Charette (born November 24, 1972) is a jazz pianist, Hammond organist, and electronic music producer.

1979

Charette had partial hearing loss in his youth and needed ear tubes inserted in 1979 and 1981 which restored his hearing.

1983

From 1983 to 1985, Charette was a member of the gifted and talented program at Talcott Mountain Science Center in Avon, Connecticut where he studied computer music and aeronautics.

1990

In 1990 he won the Hicks Essay Contest from Orville H. Platt High School.

1994

He graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts from UConn in 1994.

While still in high school, Charette started to perform at local clubs around Meriden and New Haven, Connecticut.

At age 17, he started working regularly as a pianist with other area musicians such as Jimmy Greene, Paul Brown, and Jeff Pitchell.

Charette was often employed as a pianist for established jazz artists like Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Charles McPherson, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, and Gregg Bissonette.

His first professional engagements were in Hartford, Connecticut where he became a member of Street Temperature, a jazz fusion group that played regularly at the 880 Club.

After finishing high school, Charette toured Europe with Czech trumpeter, Laco Deczi and upon returning to the United States moved to New York City in 1994.

Upon graduating from college Charette began working with brothers Jimmy Vivino and Jerry Vivino, backing up artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Michael McDonald, and Michael Bublé.

Charette also appeared on television, performing on the Martha Stewart Show, Tony Danza Show, Conan O'Brien Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, and in a recurring role as a pianist on The Guiding Light.

1999

In 1999 He performed as a Hammond B3 organist in "Joni's Jazz", a concert in New York's Central Park featuring Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan and Joe Jackson.

2000

Throughout the 2000s Charette continued to record and play with many artists from all genres including David Hidalgo and Cougar Estrada of Los Lobos and singer Laura Branigan.

2004

He has been a student of Chinese martial arts since 2004 and received a black sash in Fujian White Crane from Sifu Glenn Green in 2008.

He has a bent pinky finger on his right hand from an accident that restricts his ability to use the finger in performance.

2008

Charette was signed to SteepleChase Records in 2008 and began touring often in Europe and Asia with his own groups and as a sideman.

2011

In 2011 Charette began recording with the LA based label, Posi-Tone Records, first as a sideman and in 2014 as a leader.

Since 2011 Charette has been an active educator, lecturer and writer.

He has written articles for Keyboard Magazine, Jazz Times, Downbeat, Electronic Musician, and The New York City Jazz Record.

He has a book about Hammond organ published by Hal Leonard Corporation, "101 Hammond B3 Tips: Stuff all the Pros Know and Use" as well as a series of four instructional videos out with My Music Masterclass.

Charette regularly gives music masterclasses all over the world including at the Czech Jazz Workshop in Prague, Czech Republic where he regularly teaches in the Summer.

2012

In 2012 Charette became endorsed by Hammond USA.

He continued to work with many groups including The Allman Brothers Band drummer Jaimoe in Jaimoe's Jasssz Band and with NEA Jazz Masters George Coleman.

Charette continued to perform and tour as both band leader and sideman.

In a New York Times jazz review of his sextette Nate Chinen wrote, "The Hammond B-3 organist Brian Charette weighs the ageless objective of soul-jazz with a trace of restless modernity".

Jazz critic Ken Micallef wrote in his Downbeat Magazine review of Once and Future, "Both B-3 stylist and student, serious jazz scholar and glitzy entertainer, Charette is a burning soloist who understands the tradition of the Hammond B-3 as well its future—just as certainty as he understands his place in that lineage".

Charette also recorded and toured with guitarist Oz Noy and singer Morgan James.

2014

He took 1st place in the 2014 "Downbeat Magazine Critic's Poll Rising Star: Organ" category and "Fan's Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist 2015" in Hot House Magazine.

Charette has recorded and performed with music artists such as George Coleman, Oz Noy, Jaimoe, Michael McDonald and Cyndi Lauper.

Charette began learning about piano from his mother Catherine.

He then studied piano for most of his childhood with George McKinstry.

Charette attended Orville H. Platt High School where he began seriously studying music, piano, guitar, and trumpet.

After high school, he attended Berklee College of Music for a three-week summer course where he studied with John LaPorta and Rick Peckham.

While attending College at The University of Connecticut, Storrs, Charette studied piano with Ellen Rowe, Kenny Werner, Mark DeCozio, Mark Templeton, Charlie Banacos and Neal Larrabee.

2017

In 2017 Charette began mixing Hammond organ with electronic music and released "Kürrent" on his own label, Dim Mak.

2019

In 2019 Charette became endorsed by IK Multimedia.

2020

His album of Hammond electronica, Like the Sun was released in December 2020 and a new SteepleChase recording, Power from the Air will be released in 2021.