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Sharing my Passion
Sharing my Passion
Virtuoso drummer Patrick Charles’ music is visual and cerebral, with accomplished musicianship and a deep groove. His debut CD, Cite Soleil, presents an artist of far-reaching vision and versatility. Released on his JPCMG label, Cite Soleil brings Patrick Charles center stage as a composer, producer, and bandleader. Featuring a stellar ca
Virtuoso drummer Patrick Charles’ music is visual and cerebral, with accomplished musicianship and a deep groove. His debut CD, Cite Soleil, presents an artist of far-reaching vision and versatility. Released on his JPCMG label, Cite Soleil brings Patrick Charles center stage as a composer, producer, and bandleader. Featuring a stellar cast of LA studio players and world-class jazz artists, such as Everette Harp of George Duke and Anita Baker, Wayne Linsey of Miles Davis, and two-time Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Kevin Toney, and MoJazz recording artist and trumpeter Johnny Britt. Cite Soleil showcases Patrick’s original compositions and retells hits from legendary artists like Sting and Seal through the language of jazz. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Patrick Charles owes his musical awakening during middle school to the trumpet. But the drums quickly chose him, fueled by the love and respect for all genres and styles of music and the emerging culture of Hip-Hop. Patrick Charles started to gig professionally during high school as the regular drummer at the famous Peppermint Lounge in his hometown of East Orange, NJ. Nightly guest artist appearances include the legendary Lou Rawls, Chaka Khan, Berry White, and renowned Hip Hop artists Naughty by Nature and Queen Latifah. After high school, Patrick set his eyes on the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors in Composition and also graduated with a Masters in Music production; while attending Berklee, Patrick Charles performed with esteem professor Carolyn Wilkins and her group the spirit jazz Quartet regularly in the Boston and New York area, in Los Angeles his work as a freelance drummer has brought him acclaim from the studio and live performances with such artist as blues legend Linda Hopkins, funk and soul songstress Maxayn Lewis and Teena Marie, and countless top 40 funk/R&B acts in National and international venues., A Los Angeles commission Artist, Patrick, and his Group PCMG have performed in the Nakaoka Heritage music festival and the 2011 Yokohama Jazz festival, playing in the prestigious Kannai Theater Hall in Yokohama City, Japan, and the Sumida Jazz festival from 2012 to 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. The international music product show NAMM, Viper Room LA, Blue Note Kyoto Japan, Cotton Club Shanghai China, Jazz Basin Kobe Japan, The Commerce Casino Jazz, and Blues Summer Nights festivals. Pechanga casino, The Roxy LA, Catalina Jazz club, and MGM hotel Las Vegas, and Carnegie Hall. Patrick Charles’s television and movie appearances have included Boston Legal, Melrose Place, and “Look at Me,” a music and character-driven film set in New York City. And the movie “Crazy: The Life and music of Guitar Legend Hank Garland.
Sharing my Passion
Sharing my Passion
Sharing my Passion
"Everyone should have a life of music. Music is life, and rhythm is the heart of it. My passion for teaching began between touring gigs while living in Los Angeles, where I taught for the Hollywood Stars program—an initiative dedicated to keeping inner-city youth safe and off the streets through music. Sharing the gift of music, whether t
"Everyone should have a life of music. Music is life, and rhythm is the heart of it. My passion for teaching began between touring gigs while living in Los Angeles, where I taught for the Hollywood Stars program—an initiative dedicated to keeping inner-city youth safe and off the streets through music. Sharing the gift of music, whether through performing or educating, is my passion. Being able to use that gift to help others, especially children, is incredibly rewarding. After moving to Boston to obtain my Master’s degree from the Berklee College of Music, I established Drummers Corner Studio in 2019. The studio was envisioned as a creative sanctuary where students of all ages and skill levels could escape the noise and focus on their craft. Through my tailored methods, students achieve concrete results that help them become not just better musicians, but truly progressive thinkers."
My lesson sessions
Sharing my Passion
My lesson sessions
I offer private lessons at the Drummers Corner studio and online .It doesn't matter if you're 8 or 80—there's a drummer in all of us. We create a fun, no-pressure space where you can learn to play the drums and meet other music lovers."
- Beginner – Learn the concept and the necessary solid foundation to make your drumming growth painless
I offer private lessons at the Drummers Corner studio and online .It doesn't matter if you're 8 or 80—there's a drummer in all of us. We create a fun, no-pressure space where you can learn to play the drums and meet other music lovers."
- Beginner – Learn the concept and the necessary solid foundation to make your drumming growth painless and fun.
Intermediate- add to your already acquired and developing skills to unlock your creativity.
Advanced- learn new ideas and a fresh approach to add to your drumming style, the style you spent countless years molding and shaping.