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Charles Covington Quartet - Millennium Stage (October 30, 2025)
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Charles Covington's mastery of the keyboard is astonishing. He has performed internationally in Europe and China and has made numerous TV and radio appearances. He was the featured performer for President Carter at the White House and with George Benson on The Tonight Show.
- Covington’s impressive career includes celebrity performances with:
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Eartha Kitt
- Larry King
- Henry Kissinger
- Redd Foxx
- Flip Wilson
- He has also been in concert with:
- Sonny Stitt
- Gene Ammons
- Clark Terry
- Milt Jackson
- Eddie Harris
- Zoot Simms
- Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
- David “Fathead” Newman
- J.J. Johnson
- Kai Winding
- Herbie Hancock
- Hank Jones
- Dorothy Donnegan
- Shirley Horn
- B.B. King
- Chuck Berry
Mister Covington has served on the faculty at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of Music from 1979 through 1999 and served recently as a full-time professor of music at Howard University in Washington, D.C. His biography was published in the sixth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2000, the most respected publication in the nation recognizing and honoring the nation’s finest teachers.