Charles Darden

CHARLES DARDEN is our premier island pianist and musical director. Formerly, he spent seven years as the pianist and Director of Entertainment at the Guanahani Hotel. He is Director of the largest musical organization on St. Barth, the Chorale de Bons Choeurs choir and is Music Director and pianist the Anglican Church.

He is a specialist in the classic American standards of the 1920's, 30's and 40's and sings the repertoire of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern among other great American composers.

He is a specialist in the Ragtime music of Scott Joplin and has performed his own one-man show about the life of the famous composer who wrote the theme to the film "The Sting". He has performed in the finest hotels in the world to include four-star establishments in Cannes, Hong Kong and Bombay.

It is said that Charles Darden is one of the best players for private parties in the world having performed recently for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Hamptons on Long Island and other clients of Park Avenue in New York.
Charles only performs private parties on St. Barth in your villa or aboard your yacht. He has a state-of-the-art piano and sound system and he often performs with a drummer to enhance the evening's dancing.

Whether it be for a small cocktail and/or dinner party or for a larger special event, we are pleased to offer you exclusively the music of Charles Darden through advanced booking. A CD of his music is available upon request.