Charles Langford

Born in Texarkana and moving to Massachusetts, Charles Langford began listening to jazz at a young age with his father who taught him how to differentiate the jazz greats of the time. This also helped to build his appreciation for the genre. As a teenager, he began writing songs and playing jazz sax, which allowed him to be a part of the local jazz scene and work with some of the greatest names in jazz at the time including The Temptations, Dennis Edwards, Solomon Burke, Koko Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Melissa Morgan, Yusef Lateef, Archie Shepp, Donald Byrd, Steve Turre, Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante, Avery Sharpe, Yoron Israel and many more. 
 At first, Langford aimed to use the tools that he learned from both his father and influential musicians to immerse himself in the local jazz scene by playing local venues. 
 From there, he spent the next few years with his band touring the country and appearing at several music festivals, eventually logging hundreds of shows. It was during this time that Langford also began writing music for the CBS daytime drama “The Young and the Restless”, further allowing him to penetrate new markets and share his uplifting style of smooth jazz to a wider audience. For more information on Charles Langford and his traditional yet experimental style of jazz music, visit his official website at www.charleslangfordmusic.com. channel or contact his booking agency at www.kennethcarolagency.com for more information.