Charles Lumar II is a New Orleans based musician, composer, teacher, and explorer. He expresses himself in whatever medium seems up to the task but can primarily be found playing a double bass, an electric bass, or a tuba.

Charles has performed and recorded with People Museum, Solange, and Kristin Diable (to name a few) and has toured the world playing shows at notable venues including the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Guggenheim, The Getty Museum, Glastonbury Festival, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

When not creating or performing music, Charles enjoys making visual art and matching his music to compelling images and videos. Charles was recently selected as a composer for Castle of Our Skins’ (castleskins.org) Black Composer Miniature Challenge 2.0. In August 2022, Charles participated in a two-week music composition residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (www.vcca.com).

Charles is inspired by the stars, birds singing, and love.