Dr. Hayan Charlston, LAc. DOM. M.M. also known as The Queen of Saxophone is an international woodwind artist with versatile skills (oboe/English horn, saxophones, flute, clarinet, EWI). Dr. Hayan Charlston is a music performer, song writer, contractor, producer, entertainer, educator, licensed acupuncturist, and Doctor of Oriental Medicine. Holding M.M. degree in music performance from USC, she is a CEO of HCwinds that provides high quality entertainment services for various events worldwide.
HC has performed at countless venues all over the world including Greek Amphitheater, Dolby, Nokia, Verizon, every 5-star resorts and event halls and theaters in CA nationally and internationally all over including arenas in Dubai, Turkey, South America, Asia, Middle East, and Europe.
Hayan has gained the title of "Queen of Saxophone" when she was performing the US National Anthem as the guest solo artist for Los Angeles SPARKS match at the Staple Center. She has been reviewed and interviewed by (LAweekly, Examiner, Glendale News Press, Musicals in LA, StagesceneLA, Jazztimes, 98.9 WOWE Jamz, KPFK 90.7, and Starworldwidenetworks). appeared in TV shows and films. (United Airline national commercial, CSI Miami, Teen Wolf, Two Broke Girls, ER, What About Brian, Without a Trace, united states of tara, Sweet 16, Yamaha posters). She is an endorsed artist of Dakota Saxophones of PJLA MUSIC Co. and Fiberreed Inc.
Not just a performer but also an educator and a session musician, Dr. Charlston's teaching experience includes directing community bands, chamber groups, private instructions at her studio in CA, and world-wide music lessons via skype or FaceTime. Quality education and higher learning is considered as a high priority on Dr. Charlston's list, so she takes teaching and consulting very seriously. Thanks to the advanced technology of today’s world, she has students and recording sessions all over the world! (For inquiries for Skype or FaceTime lessons, sessions, or wellness consultations, please inquire at HCwinds.com).
Dr. Charlston is always busy as a performing artist in the entertainment side and a wellness health practitioner in the medical side. She is constantly working on many different projects and events at HCwinds Entertainment and collaborating with other artists, entertainers, companies, and clients. HCwinds Entertainment services offer various packages for all occasions and shows anywhere from solo act, duos, trios, horn sections, bigger sized bands, dancers, and DJ collaborations.
Endorsements:
Dakota Saxophones/PJLA MUSIC Co.
http://www.saxdakota.com/artistinfo.html
Fiberreed
Other dealers: Audix, Roland, Mooer, Oleg, Ultimate Ears, Jodyjazz
Reviews/Press:
National Anthem solo artist for Los Angeles SPARKS
Interview at KPFK 90.7FM
Starworldwide Streaming Radio Network - artist interview
BBC Broadcast Live
Hulu TV show Ep4. “Work in Progress”
98.9 WOWE Jamz Smooth Jazz Shows (smooth jazz single "Shoreline Sunrise")
JazzTimes (issues: Sept2018, April2016, Sep2013, June2012,Sep2012)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hcwinds/sets/72157631562524945/
StageSceneLA, April, 2012
Musicals in LA, Dec 2010
Examiner, Dec 2010
Glendale Newspress, Dec, 2010
Backstage, 2010
StageSceneLA, Dec 2010
LA Weekly, Dec 2010
Channel ABC, Dec 2010
“Gifted and energetic saxophonist Hayan Charlston….” 2014 6th Annual Taste of Conejo Returns to the Four Seasons
http://conejovalley.happeningmag.com/6th-annual-taste-conejo-returns seasons/
“...production’s couldn’t-be-better onstage six-piece orchestrathe production’s couldn’t-be-better onstage six-piece orchestra...Hayan Charlston on reeds…” Steven Stanley, April 16 2012, StageSceneLA
"Hayan Charlston's sax is heavenly..." - Candyce Columbus, Examiner Review
"Hayan Charlston on sax get a heavy workout..." - James Petrillo, Glendale News Press
"...Hayan Charlston (sax/EWI) is terrific..Onstage and throughout..." -Ellen Dostal, Musicals in LA
"Especially noteworthy are Hayan Charlston's sizzling sax and clarinet performances.."-By LA Weekly Critic, Dec.23, 2010
"Hayan Charlston (sax &ewi)- provide bang-up back-up, with an extra round of applause for Charlston's sax solo.." -Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA Review
“Hayan makes a bad DJ sound good!”- DJ. N
HCwinds Discography : HCwinds on itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hcwinds/id931875085
2020 Higher, Sleepsong (English Horn version, Soprano Saxophone version)
2016 Hotline Bling
2015 In My Mind, Where The Modern Angels Fly, Warm Winds, Fakers, Party People, HCwinds Holidays (EP)
2014 HCwinds Holidays! , Beach Delight
2013 Shoreline Sunrise, Pelican Dance
2009 Jazz Sass
2008 Swept Away, Hayan Charlston Woodwind Artist (Classical album)
EVENTS/PROJECTS Chronology :
2020 Music Without Borders Concert Festival performance at “Winter at Tantora Festival A Ula” in Saudi Arabia
2019 Steven Elliot Tisch event- American film producer, executive Vice President/co-owner/chairman of New York Giants
2019 Face the Music Educational/music team building band interview https://youtu.be/rQinBX2Oy6E
2019 Abstract Ensemble https://youtu.be/pXu026Sc5yw
2018 saxophone soloist recording project “If Christmas Sang To Me” by Kid Pan Alley https://youtu.be/WddBtioakz4
2018 saxophone on “Stone Woman”, “Aviator” by Cole Phoenix
2018 Streetlight Manifesto ska band concert at Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
2017 Solo Guest for performing National Anthem aired live for Los Angeles Sparks at The Staple Center
2017 Music Heals concert at M3 Live concert venue with King Salamander
2017 Norris-Whitney Canadian Commuinications- solo performance at NAMM show convention center
2016 Las Vegas Monte Carlo Park Theatre concert performance and contracting musicians
2016 artist interview at KPFK 90.7FM
2016 NFL Minnesota hockey player Jason Zucker event
2016 Hulu TV show shoot- Ep4. “Work in Progress” by Taylor Berrett
Persian Queen Farah Diba (2016) Washington DC performance for the queen
Tapesh TV noruz gala
Radio Interview (2015) Starworldwidenetworks under Orchestre Surreal Radio Soup Episode21 Hayan Charlston
http://www.starworldwidenetworks.com/index.php/Audio/the_orchestre_surreal_radio_soup
SanDiego Balboa Park 100th anniversary of the Panama-California Exposition (2015)
The Ford Family event, at The Breakers West Palm Beach, FL
Singha Beer stage concert for Thai New Year
BBC London Broadcast Live
Norooz World Tour Concerts
The World Goes Around (2014) musical album
6th Annual Taste of Conejo Returns to the Four Seasons (2014)
http://conejovalley.happeningmag.com/6th-annual-taste-conejo-returns-seasons/
AEG events at Nokia L.A. Live
GRAMMY- VIP pre-grammy events, lounges, pre-concerts, opening for an American rock band The Neighbourhood (know for“Sweater Weather”)
Mehregan Celebration outdoor concert
United Airline- national commercial (2013)
World Arab Boxing Championship
The First Joel- Billy Joel comedy (at Garry Marshall’s theatre)
The Mystic Orchestra classic rock (national tour)
Illustrious Sound album singles
Joe Gallant film project
weSparks Cancer Benefit
WYNGS fashion show
SpongeBob Squarepants ”It’s A SpongeBob Christmas” Album (released Nov 2012)
Abstract Ensemble Albums (2012)
Michael Ziegfield’s Comedy shows
American Music Abroad (Europe tour)
MUSICALS (alphabetical order):
1940's Radio Hour | 25th Annual Spelling Bee
A Funny Thing on the Way Happened to Forum | Aida | A New Brain | Anything Goes | Ave Q
Babes in Arms | Beauty and the Beast | Big River | Boyfriend | Bye Bye Birdie
Cabaret | Carousal | Christmas Carol | Chicago | City of Angels | Company | Curtains
Damn Yankees | Drowsy Chaperone
Evita
Fiodello | Five Guys Named Moe | Flower Drum Song | Frog and Toad
Grease | Guys and Dolls
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Into the Woods | Ionescopade a Musical Vaudeville
Joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat
Kiss Me Kate | Kiss of the Spider Woman
Legally Blonde
Mac and Mabel | Man of La Mancha | Marriage of Figaro opera
No No Nannett | Nutcracker
Oklahoma! | Oliver
Pippin
Ragtime | Reefer Madness | Roaring of Greasepaint
Scarlett Pimpernell | Secret Garden |She Loves Me | Silver Stockings | Sound of Music | Suessical the Musical | Sweeny Todd
The Chorus Line | The Music Man | The Wedding Singer | Throughly Modern Millie
Urinetown
West Side Story | White Christmas | Wizard of Oz | World Goes Around
You are a Good Man Charlie Brown
Film/ Commercial:
CSI Miami
ER
Sponge Bob Xmas | Sweet 16
Teen Wolf MTV | Two Broke Girls
United Airline National Commercial | United States of Tara HBO
WGTE public media commercials | Will Farrell’s Funny or Die Comedy web episodes | Without a Trace | What About Brian
Shared the stage with, Collaborated with (alphabetical order):
Companies:
AEG Worldwide entertainment media group
American Music Abroad (Europe tour to London, Paris, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria)
Andy Madadian Entertainment
Brea Civic Light Opera
Downey Civic Light Opera
French Tuesdays |Fullerton Civic Light Opera
Instrumental Casting
Long Beach Ballet Company
McCoy Rigby Co., | Musical Theatre West
Nikki Beach | NRG
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Pacific Light Opera
R.E.L.Prod.
Stargate Production
The Mystic Music |The Troubadour Co.
90210 Entertainment
Artists/Entertainers/sessions-
Adam Pascal of Rent on Broadway (benefit concert)
Amir Efrat (Air Supply keyboardist)
Andy Madadian (Persian/Armenian artist)
Avant (RnB artist)
Barry McGuire (California Dreamin’ singer)
Bijan (Persian artist)
Bob Sheppard (jazz saxophonist)
Brent Barrett (the broadway tenors)
Bruce Kimmel (musical prod.)
Carol Kaye (Beach Boys original bass player)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Christiane Noll (actress, director)
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night lead singer)
Cole Phoenix (Australian artist)
Dudu Fisher (Broadway, Fiddler on the Roof)
Farhad Besharati (Kanun artist)
Faramarz Assef (Persian pop artist)
Fonz, The Fonz (Henry Winkler from “Happy Days”)
Garry Marshall (Falcon Theare)
Grant Geisseman (Two and a Half Men, guitarist)
Jeff Jarvis (Kendor jazz publishing co.)
Jennifer Hall (Instrumentalist of Dancing with the Stars)
Jennifer Shellton of the Ragtime Tour (benefit concert)
Joan Ryan of Saved by the Bell (benefit concert)
John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli of Jersey Boys Broadway)
Joseph Bwarie (Frankie Vallli of Jersey Boys Tour)
Mansour (Persian rockstar)
Matthew Morrison of Glee (benefit concert)
Mehrshad (pop artist)
Michael Ziegfeld (comedian)
Nariman (Persian artist)
Nicole Parker of Wicked on Broadway (benefit concert)
KamyR (pop artist)
Kazem Alemi (producer, composer)
Oliver Stone (producer, director)
Omid (Persian artist)
Pouya (Persian artist)
Rick Springfield (Rock)
Samir (Perisian artist)
Sami Beigi (pop)
Shahkar Bineshpajooh
Shahram Shabpareh (Persian artist)
Scott Whitfield (jazz trombonist)
Teri Hatcher of Desperate Housewives (awards concert)
Tigran Asatryan (Armenian artist)
Tim Russ (from Star Trek)
Tom Kubis (jazz composer, arranger, educator)
Tony Orlando (Broadway entertainer)
Will Ferrell (Funny or Die Comedy proj)
Zane Musa (musician of Carson Daly Show)
Groups
Abstract Ensemble
Beats | Bells of Burbon Street | Big Noys Jazz | Bijuoux International Band | Blues Racket Band | Behmix DJ
Crazy Rhythms the Charleston Band
Emerald*Horns of HCwinds
Face the Music (Educational, music team building band)
Friends International Band
Geo Valley big band | Green Smoke | Groove | GroovinTouch* | Gypsy Boys
Illustrious Sound * | Industrial Jazz Group
King Salamander
LA Camerata Orchestra | Loung-O-Rama
Mystic Orchestra (Classic Rock National Tour) | Mike Henebry 20’s Band
Newport Winds Quintet
Orchestra Surreal
Pacific Saxophone Quartet | Pulse DJ band | “Pet Sounds” Orchestra (Beach Boys tribute)
Regiment Horns (Justin Timberlake’s horns) | Rouge
Shawn Kayvon Instrumental Band | Smooth Touch | Street Light Manifesto ska band
Symphony Orchestras (USC Thornton, LA Camerata Orchestra- radio broadcast, Brentwood, CSULB, Bellflower, OCYSO)
The Neighbourhood | Tim Russ Band | Tino Productions |Tom Kubis GWC jazz
Waves Orchestra
Venues in CA (in alphabetical order):
Agave Hollywood |Avalon Hollywood |Alex Theatre Glendale |Ambassador Auditorium Pasadena|
Anaheim Heritage Forum |Armstrong Torrence Civic Theatre
Bacara Santa Barbara | Balboa Park San Diego | Baltimore Millenium Downtown LA | Bellflower Civic Center Beverly Four Seasons |Beverly Hills Country Club | Beverly Hilton | Beverly Hotel | Beverly Wilshire | Branview Collection Glendale | Burnight TheatreCerritos
California Plaza | Calamigos Ranch Malibu | Camino Real Playhouse | Century Plaza Hotel |
Center Performing Arts San Jose
Curtis Theatre Brea | Churches: (St. Thomas Hollywood, Malibu Seventh Aventist, Westwood Presbyterian, St. Martins Yorba Linda, St. Andrews Newport, St.Joseph Bellflower, St. Linus Norwalk, Glendale Presbyterian, O.C. Worship Center Orange, Bethel Grace Baptist Cerritos, ST. Maryanne Pico Rivera, Cause Community Brea
Darya Orange County | Disneyland | Downtown Disney |Downey Civic Theatre
Fairmont San Francisco, Santa Monica, Newport Beach | Fullerton Civic | Four Seasons Santa Barbara | Fred Kavil Theatre Performing Arts Thousand Oaks
Greek Theatre | Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre | Gibson Amp Theatre Universal City |
Grand Del Mar San Diego
Hilton Bayfront San Diego | Hilton LAX |Humming Bird Ranch | Hyatt Regecy Century Plaza
InterContinental Hotel on Avenue of the Stars
Kodak Dolby Theatre Los Angeles
Long Beach Performing Arts & Terrace Theatre | Lux Hotel Beverly
M3 Live Concert Venue Orange County |Mariott Irvine, Downtown LA |
McCullum Theatre Palm Desert | Metropol Glendale
McKinney Theatre Mission Viejo |Morgan Wilson Theatre Santa Monica|
Museum of the Arts San Diego | My Studios Club in Hollywood
NAMM Convention Center | Nokia Club LA LIVE
Olympic Collection | Orange County Pavillion Theatre |Orange County Performing Arts Center |
Orpheum Theatre (DTLA)
Palladio Glendale | Pasadena Civic Center | Pelican Hills Resort | Plumber Auditorium Fullerton
Richard Carpenter Performing Center Long Beach | Ritz Carlton (Marina Del Rey, Laguna Niguel)
Rollin Stone Lounge Hollywood | Riviera Country Club, Brentwood
Saban Theatre | Sergerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa |
Sinai Temple, Beverly | Sheraton LAX, and Downtown LA |
Staple Center
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse San Diego| Thousand Oaks Philharmonic Recital Hall
Universal Hilton | Universal Sheraton at Universal Studios
Warner Grand Theatre San Pedro | Westin LAX, and San Diego | Westwood Memorial | Wilshire Theatre
Zipper Hall downtown LA
Out of Town Venues (all over the WORLD):
Antalya, Turkey- Jolly Joker, Mardan Palace
Atlanta, GA- Ferst Center for the Arts
Canada- Edmonton Italian Cultural Center , Ottawa Sala San Marco
Dallas, TX- Verizon Center Grand Prairie
Dubai- Aviation Club for International Boxing Championship, Grand Hyatt
France- Monoco Monte Carlo
Frankfurt, Germany- Rhein Main Hallen Concert Hall
Ft. Lauderdale/Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
Hamburg, Germany- O2 World Hamburg Center Arena
Houston- Jones Plaza
Jacksonville, FL- Veterans Mem Arena
London- BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE
Las Vegas- (Monte Carlo Park Theatre, Hard Rock, The Joint, Planet Hollywood, Mandalay Bay, Hyde at Bellagio, Paris, Mirage Theatre)
Martha’s Vinyard, MA
Mobile, AL- Civic Center
NewYork - The Space Theatre Westbury, Great Neck, Colbeh Kings Point
Orlando, FL- Amway Arena
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico- Boca de Tomatlan
Savannah, GA- Savannah Civic Center
Tampa St. Pete, FL- Times Forum
Washington DC- Andrew W. Mellon auditorium
Teaching:
-Private lessons and instructions and master classes on all woodwinds, In person and Skype world-wide (2000- current)
-YULA Jewish High school woodwind master class/instructions (2011))
-USC Outreach program- teaching 3rd grade recorder class (2010)
-Woodwind master class - Tom Kubis' intro to music/music appreciation class at Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA (2008)
-The Philharmonic Society Local 47-
concerts and instrument clinics in Orange County districts, promoting music education (2008)
-Band Directing&Individual instruction- for small ensembles/chamber groups at Fountain Valley Music Studio, Fountain Valley, CA (2006)