Musician, concert promoter, producer, designer, manager and impresario, Charles Carlini has synthesized these roles to become a dynamic force in the music industry–noted for his ability to bring diverse talent together to create innovative concerts and recordings that reach and move music-lovers everywhere. designer, manager and impresario, Charles Carlini has synthesized these roles to become a dynamic force in the music industry-noted for his ability to bring diverse talent together to create innovative concerts and recordings that reach and move music-lovers everywhere.

Born in New York City in 1967, Carlini moved with his family to Sao Paolo, Brazil when he was an infant. The Brazilian beat found its way into his blood and back in Miami, Carlini began his musical education by learning guitar with his half brother (by Ida and Tito Puente) Richie Puente. “The Brazilian culture has always stayed in my subconscious and I have worked with a lot of Brazilian musicians over the years,” Carlini says. “The music was a big part of my growing up in Brazil. So was Afro-Cuban music. Many great musicians came through Miami to visit my Mom, Ida Carlini, a professional dancer, including Joe Cuba, Dizzy Gillespie and of course, Tito Puente.”

Charles founded the Carlini Group in 1995, a multimedia music concern that manages talent, produces and publishes music and brings artists together for extraordinary projects that have garnered praise from both critics and audiences alike. Artists the Carlini Group has worked with include: George Benson, Eumir Deodato, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Ann Hampton Callaway, Andy Summers, Milton Nascimento, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Martino, Ray Barretto, Ron Carter, Lenny White, George Coleman, Blossom Dearie, Mike Stern, John Scofield, and the Conga Kings (Candido Camero, Carlos “Patato” Valdes, Giovanni Hidalgo) among others. The Carlini Group has produced concerts all over the globe, both independently and in association with the JVC Festival.