Charles Covington

Charles Covington Jr. is an American jazz pianist and a U.S. Life Master in chess.

Career A native of Baltimore, Covington became interested in jazz when the high school principal broadcast music by Erroll Garner and Ahmad Jamal on the intercom. He served in the U.S. Army, attended the Peabody Institute, and learned piano and organ at the Hammond School of Music.

Awards and honors On the cover of Expo magazine as Jazz Musician of the Year, 1983 Jazz pianist in residence, Kennedy Center Life Master, U.S. Chess Federation

Discography As leader It's Time for Love (Jazz Karma, 1992)

As sideman With O'Donel Levy Black Velvet (Groove Merchant, 1971) Breeding of Mind (Groove Merchant, 1972) Dawn of a New Day (Groove Merchant, 1973) Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Groove Merchant, 1974) Windows (Groove Merchant, 1976)

With Nathen Page Page 1 (Hugo's Music, 1977) Page 2 (Hugo's Music, 1978) Plays Pretty for the People (Hugo's Music, 1979)

With others George Benson, Shape of Things to Come (A&M/CTI, 1968) J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI, 1969) Ethel Ennis, 10 Sides of Ethel Ennis (BASF, 1973) Gary Thomas, Exile's Gate (JMT, 1993)