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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.

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…

Here is a look at what our 2024 JazzArts Academy seniors are up to next. Congratulations to them all.

The JazzArts Academy is thrilled to announce saxophonist Marcus Strickland as the 2024 Summer Music Camp special guest clinician! Strickland has been on two Grammy-nominated recordings. In addition to his busy performance schedule, Strickland is an educator in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where is serves as Associate Professor of Practice.

The vibrant sounds of New Orleans recently echoed with the passion and dedication of countless individuals who gathered for the 2024 Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans, LA. As the President and CEO of JazzArts Charlotte and the Board President of the Jazz Education Network, I am filled with tremendous pride as my two worlds came together at this exceptional event.