Memphis-born but UK-based, Charlie Wood is a pianist, singer and songwriter equally at home in blues, jazz, soul, or r’n’b.  His latest album, New Souvenirs, has just been released on the Perdido Records label.  My[…]

Another ★★★★ review for “New Souvenirs” plus a profile on Charlie by Mark Gilbert http://perdido.co.uk/files/Jazz_Journal_FEATURE_REVIEW.pdf  

★★★★ New Souvenirs Charlie Wood While Charlie Wood’s previous release on the Memphis-based independent label Archer Records, his fine 2012 album Lush Life, served up an 11-track collection of covers, New Souvenirs sees the singer,[…]

Charlie Wood: New Souvenirs Reviewed By: Nick Dent-Robinson Label: Perdido Records Format: CD Charlie Wood has won an ever bigger following over the past few years. His compositions are highly original and his influences wide –[…]

★★★★ Lush Life Charlie Wood Charlie Wood’s seventh album Lush Life is his second release on the Memphis-Based independent label, Archer Records, following his 2009 album Flutter and Wow. From the dazzling pianism and smoky[…]

In some old movie and TV dramas (that is, pre- 1965), there be a singer/pianist working at a local bistro/watering hole wherein the main character/hero/protagonist hangs out. This singer (usually male, rarely female) would often[…]

Having relocated from the Bluff City to the U.K., singer-songwriter Wood looks back on his time with Albert King, lessons learned on Beale Street, and the lasting influence of Mose Allison. by Larry Nager GLANCE[…]

There’s nothing quite like the 606 on a Monday night. Things are a bit more sedate, you can unwind at the bar, find your favourite perch, take the weight off. And when an artist of[…]

Remember the first time you heard Dylan, or Springsteen, or Costello, or Waits? Charlie Wood delivers that same jolt. If, that is, “Flutter and Wow” is the first you’ve heard from the Memphis jazz-blues maestro.[…]