Charlie Wood Trio

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Charlie Wood's musical development was first influenced by his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and then later by New Orleans where, from the age of seventeen, he lived for several years.

In his early twenties, Wood toured the US and Europe as keyboard player for blues guitarist Albert King before returning to Memphis and establishing a residency on the city’s historic Beale Street. This residency lasted for many years, during which time Wood performed with a wide range of musicians including B.B. King, Georgie Fame, Joey DeFrancesco, George Coleman, Mulgrew Miller and Alvin Batiste. Honours received during these years included being awarded the Freedom of the City and a dedicated Charlie Wood Day by Memphis City Council, the N.A.R.A.S. Premier Player Award for Keyboards and the Beale St. Merchants’ Association Entertainer of the Year award.

Wood is a prolific recording artist whose first two albums Southbound and Who I Am were released on Ben Sidran's Go Jazz label. These were soon followed by Lucky on Inside Sounds, and Holly-Wood, Somethin' Else and Charlie Wood and the New Memphis Underground on Daddy-O Records. In 2009, Wood signed a multi-album deal with Archer Records ("Flutter and Wow" and "Lush Life") and, since moving to the United Kingdom, he has recorded and released New Souvenirs and Tomorrow Night on Perdido Records.

The majority of Wood's recordings are original compositions which incorporate a wide range of musical styles, but primarily soul, blues, jazz and R&B. His lyrics are often characterised by their frankness, wit, wordplay and autobiographical nature. Irma Thomas's recording of one of Wood’s songs, Never Gonna Stop New Orleans, featured in Harry Shearer’s documentary film The Big Uneasy. In 2015, Wood's composition Promised Land won first prize in the Jazz Category of the USA Song Writing Competition.

In October 2014, Wood became the 136th recipient of a Brass Note on Memphis’s Beale Street.

Wood is now based in Britain and is married to the British jazz singer Jacqui Dankworth

“Remember the first time you heard Dylan, or Springsteen or Waits? Charlie Wood delivers that same jolt…brilliant”

Jazz Times

“…a born storyteller with a slight drawl and strong old-school Memphis soul/R&B undertone…Charlie Wood embodies hepcat worldliness and barroom empathy…he’s got style!”

JazzReview

One Kind Word (Live at Ronnie Scott's)

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