Charles Pasi
Charles Pasi, born on  in Paris, is a singer-songwriter and harmonica player from France.

 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.Charles Pasi, on universalmusic.fr, accessed September 1, 2022

 Early Career (2005-2008) 
In Rome, he played with the band Mood in Black and then earned his first fees in Parisian bistros.

In 2005, Charles Pasi won the electro-acoustic prize at the Blues sur Seine national competition and the prize at the FestiBlues International Montreal.

In 2006, he released a blues EP, Mainly Blue, in English, which he self-produced.

He participated in various festivals, including the Memphis International Blues Challenge, where he was a finalist, and then began an international tour (United States, Canada, Russia, Hungary, Benelux, Italy, Spain...). He contributed to the soundtracks of the films Actresses by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Cineman by Yann MoixCharles Pasi, on culture.tv5monde.com, November 4, 2014, accessed September 1, 2022. Carla Bruni engaged him for her albums No Promises and Comme si de rien n'était and as a guitarist on her tour.

 Albums Uncaged and Sometimes Awake (2009-2016) 
In 2009, he released his second EP Uncaged. Charles Pasi won the Zimbalam competition at Printemps de Bourges, allowing for the digital distribution of the EP through Believe Recordings. In 2011, the album Uncaged was released. American saxophonist Archie Shepp played on two tracks. For LibérationCharles Pasi’s Emancipated Blues, on next.liberation.fr, March 24, 2011, accessed March 13, 2021: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 and his first video "Better With Butter", on jazzradio.fr, February 18, 2011, accessed September 1, 2022Jazz Bonus: Charles Pasi - Zebra, on radiofrance.fr, February 5, 2021, accessed September 1, 2022
left|thumb|Charles Pasi at the Bardentreffen music festival in 2013 in Nuremberg.
In 2014, his second album Sometimes Awake was released. For L'Humanité:

For RTL:

He was nominated for the 2014 Victoires du Jazz award in the Revelation of the Year categoryVictoires du Jazz, on victoiresdujazz.com, accessed September 1, 2022.

 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.Charles Pasi, passionate about music, on ledauphine.com, December 1, 2020, accessed September 1, 2022 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)

 References 

Category:French singers
Category:Harmonica players
Category:Living people
Category:1984 births