The phrase "a sort of charisma" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a type of charm or appeal that someone possesses, often in a vague or non-specific way.
Example: "She had a sort of charisma that drew people to her, making her the center of attention at every gathering."
Alternatives: "a kind of charm" or "a type of allure".
It's an artistry of living history on the wing, one that depends on a sort of musical charisma, an instinctive kind of judgment that is akin to the experience of power at large, decision-making in any arena.
Tommy is a walking showman who turns his life into an unwanted show, delivered with a sort of grotesque charisma but no technique, nothing but the raging impulse of the moment, all organized around his unbending and universal theme: he is a star, the central attraction of wherever he is, the hero of his own place, and the failure of the world to acknowledge this is a cosmic injustice.
It originally referred to a sort of political charisma a king accumulated through his good character and acts of kindness and generosity.
(Chinen) Robert Glasper Trio (Thursday, through Sept. 11) As a pianist and frontman, Robert Glasper exudes a jittery sort of charisma; as a composer and bandleader, he's disarmingly self-possessed.
(Chinen 20100211 ROBERT GLASPER TRIO (Tuesday through Thursday) As a pianist and frontman, Robert Glasper exudes a jittery sort of charisma; as a composer and bandleader, he's disarmingly self-possessed.
Tuesday at 7 30 and 9 30 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 and 10 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; $20. (Chinen) ★ Robert Glasper Trio (Friday through Sunday) As a pianist and frontman, Robert Glasper exudes a jittery sort of charisma; as a composer and bandleader, he's disarmingly self-possessed.
At 10 30 p.m. and midnight, Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village, smallsjazzclub.com; cover, $20. (Chinen) ROBERT GLASPER TRIO (Wednesday) As a pianist and frontman, Robert Glasper exudes a jittery sort of charisma; as a composer and bandleader, he's disarmingly self-possessed.
He is a vigorous politician with a grandfatherly sort of charisma.
Fairbrass isn't half bad and has a grunting sort of charisma.
