Charles Burns

Pronouns: The Herb Alpert School of Music

Faculty, Shared Curriculum

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Charles Burns headshot
Email address: cburns@calarts.edu
Phone number: 661-253-7816
Office address:
B322
California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, California 91355
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Charles Burns is a saxophonist, composer, and educator.  He has been a regular feature on stages, in concert halls, at festivals, and in clubs throughout the world.  

As an educator, he loves to empower his students and to help them find confidence and courage within themselves. He has played his music with the Starlight Bowl Orchestra, to thousands of concertgoers, and is the founder of the Charles Burns Big Band, which performs and records his compositions.  Currently active in the jazz, orchestral, and electronic music scenes, his latest work seeks to combine these genres together.