Category: students
JazzArts Academy Student Spotlight: Gabby
JazzArts is honored to share that clarinetist and JazzArts All-Star Gabby Farinas won the highly distinguished Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Scholarship. “Everything I’ve learned and done in the United States in music has been thanks to JazzArts, and everything I’ve gotten to do it’s because JazzArts has guided me through it. And I’m so grateful for that.”
A Look Back at the 2026 JazzArts Summer Music Camp
JazzArts Charlotte’s mission is to culturally enrich and provide music education to people throughout the Charlotte community. Every summer, JazzArts furthers this mission by bringing together young musicians from across the region for an unforgettable week at JazzArts Summer Music Camp.
JazzArts Academy Student Spotlight: Jameson
Students that go above and beyond during their time at JazzArts are what makes the youth programs special, which is why we would like to highlight student trumpeter Jameson. In 2022, after his parents enrolled him in the JazzArts summer music camp, Jameson went from no experience with jazz to fully immersing himself in the…
2025: A Record-Setting Year for The JazzArts Academy!
2025 has been a record-setting and busy year for students in our JazzArts Academy! In January 2025, the JazzArts All-Star Ensemble traveled to the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference in Atlanta
A Milestone Moment: JazzArts Academy Hits Record Enrollment Amidst 15th Anniversary Celebration
This spring, JazzArts Charlotte is celebrating a historic milestone as we reach our highest-ever enrollment in the JazzArts Academy! With 70 students participating in our Youth Ensembles + Workshops and nearly 30 students in the Nuestro Tiempo Latin Jazz Youth Orchestra, we are proud to see almost 100 young musicians honing their craft, deepening their…