Charles Pasi

Charles Pasi (born 8 February 1984 in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter and harmonica player.

Biography Early life and education Born to an Italian father and a French mother, Charles Pasi grew up in Paris and was influenced early on by Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Percy Sledge. Without a particular desire to become a musician, he joined a gospel choir at 17 and discovered the harmonica by listening to Bob Dylan and Neil Young. After his baccalauréat, he studied at the Saint Louis Jazz School in Rome and then returned to Paris to take courses at the CIM jazz school and the Atla School.

Early career (2005–2008) In Rome, he played with the band Mood in Black and then earned his first fees in Parisian bistros. Carla Bruni engaged him for her albums No Promises and Comme si de rien n'était and as a guitarist on her tour. The music video for the single Better With Butter was directed by actor Louis Garrel. The singer appeared on the musical show Taratata on France 2 and opened for Carla Bruni, Zaz, Jean-Louis Aubert, Sanseverino. Charles Pasi at the Bardentreffen music festival in 2013 in Nuremberg. In 2014, his second album Sometimes Awake was released. For L'Humanité:

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He was nominated for the 2014 Victoires du Jazz award in the Revelation of the Year category.

Albums Ceci est la musique and Elle (2017–2022) In 2017, Pasi released the album Ceci est la musique, with an eclectic style ranging from blues to chanson and soul. He released a new album Elle in 2020, which was described as an album that mixes blues, jazz, and soul.

Discography

Mainly Blue (EP, 2006) Uncaged (2011) Sometimes Awake (2014) Ceci est la musique (2017) Elle (2020) Adamas (2025)