Charles Rahmat Woods

About the Artist

CHARLES ‘RAHMAT’ WOODS has performed on flute or saxophone with Roy Haynes, Helen Humes, Don Cherry, Tarika Blue, Conjunto Peligro, Jean Paul Bourelly, Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir, Eva Cassidy, Little Helena, Poetry in Motion, Jazz-E, The Peace on Earth Ensemble, DC Jazz Festival’s Jazz for Healthier Generations, and others in New York, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia Areas. Born in Buffalo NY and a longtime resident of the state of Maryland, he has appeared with his own ensembles on radio and television broadcast, and at a number of distinguished performance spaces. His theme music was used for the syndicated Native American cable TV show “Four Winds”. His song “Look What You Done to Me”, recorded by singer Sheila Skipworth, was used in the major feature film “Something New” starring Sanae Latham. His  recording “Eleven Fifty Nine” was featured in the documentary “Drum Major For Justice” by award winning Rochester NY film maker Carvin Eison. Recordings on his boutique label Rahmat Shabazz include: “Blues For Martyrs”, “Tarika Blue Notebook”, “Rahmat Shabazz Trio Plus”, “The Language of Birds”, and “Modern Music Therapy: The Music of Roy Haynes”. Charles Rahmat Woods is past President of the Syracuse University Alumni Jazz Appreciation Society, Secretary of the Listening Group of Washington, and is a Maryland Touring Artist with the Maryland State Arts Council