"i'm charlie and i play the saxophone when i first started learning music i played the piano but my mommy said that i'm such a good screamer that the saxophone might be better. and it is. i love it. it makes me happy. my favorite jazz saxophonists are john coltrane; cannonball adderly; grover washington jr.; and of course, the guy that my grandma named me after - charlie "bird" parker. being an owl is cool but most kids don't realize that we are birds too. my favorite color is green and my favorite food is worms."

• listen to an introduction to charlie
• check out charlie's book "counts to the beat" or buy it.
• listen to "three happy hippos" from charlie's book.