by Modern Songbook Records | May 18, 2014 | Interviews, News
At the taping of Carl Kassell’s final Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me episode a couple of days ago, I ran into my old friend Amy Dickinson, a writer and frequent panelist on the show. And seeing Amy reminded me of the radio piece that sparked our friendship: her terrific July 2002 All Things Considered report on a nostalgic summer symphony of mine called The Blue Chevrolet.
You can hear the radio segment, which my mom basically stole out from under me, here: Blue Chevrolet NPR Story. If you’d like to listen to the third movement of the Blue Chevrolet symphony, you can stream it here: The Blue Chevrolet – Movement III: The Detour, The Argument, and Finally, The Map.
by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 15, 2014 | Interviews
Bethesda Magazine recently named Charlie a “Person of Interest”:
Charlie Barnett is about to play one of his favorite tunes.
“Listen to this,” he says, as if sharing a delicious secret. And suddenly you can’t wait to hear what he has cued up on his computer.
This is a guy who has penned symphonies, scored award-winning films, played before large audiences, and written music for acclaimed poet Maya Angelou’s spoken-word performances. But his enthusiasm makes every song he plays feel brand new.
To read the whole story, click here: Bethesda Magazine
by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 15, 2014 | Interviews
Two gigs in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley inspired this coverage in one of the local papers:
Charlie Barnett calls himself the quintessential late bloomer.
The Easton native was one of those kids forced to take piano lessons by his parents, and quit the first chance he got.
But when he turned 20, he regretted his decision and began taking jazz piano lessons on his day off from his surveying job.
“That was the start of me becoming a good piano player,” Barnett says. “I was the classic hepcat.”
Now having scored hundreds of documentaries, films and television shows and touring in a band with A-listers from the Washington, D.C. music scene, his musical talent has flowered.
To read the whole story, click here: The Morning Call
by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 10, 2012 | Interviews, News
Interview with Charlie Barnett
Your doctor says: “Go to this concert”DC-based jazz ensemble, Chaise Lounge, will lower your blood pressure When I first spoke with Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Ann Huntoon about Chaise Lounge, the Washington DC-area jazz ensemble that will be the guest artist at the symphony’s February concert, she had warned me that band leader Charlie Barnett is a fun character.
by Modern Songbook Records | Jan 20, 2012 | Interviews
On November 19, 2009, West Virgina Public Broadcasting interviewed Charlie.
Listen now to the interview on the Eclectopia Blog at the West Virginia Public Broadcasting
by Modern Songbook Records | Jan 20, 2012 | Interviews
On Sunday, September 20, 2009, Liane Hansen interviewed Chaise Lounge on NPR’s “Weekend Edition.”
Visit NPR and listen to the interview and hear some songs!
