Charles Bryant Frederick "Charlie" Weeks was born June 15, 1937 in Chicago. Weeks attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut where he studied jazz drums with Joe Porcaro and graduated with an English degree in 1959. After graduating, Weeks began a career as a banker at National Boulevard Bank of Chicago. He joined the Chicago Federation of Musicians in 1961 and played in Chicago clubs in his spare time. He was one of the founding members of the Chicago Jazz Festival in 1979, and he was president of the Jazz Institute of Chicago from 1980-1982 and 1999-2004. Weeks died November 2, 2004.
From the description of Charles Bryant Frederick Weeks papers, 1922-2004 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 607340248
