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FREE “Ride with the Music” October Concert Series
October 2022 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), in partnership with JazzArts Charlotte, announces the return of Ride with the Music, a free concert series featuring local performers at various CATS locations every Friday evening in October.
Hispanic Heritage Month at the JAZZ ROOM and beyond
JazzArts Charlotte announces the return of award-winning Afro-Cuban Jazz star Pedrito Martinez to Charlotte to kick off their Hispanic Heritage Month themed programming.
JazzArts Charlotte Announces Leadership Change
JazzArts Charlotte is announcing the departure of Artistic Director Ocie Davis, who will leave the organization as full-time Artistic Director at the end of August 2022.
Jazz Education Network welcomes JazzArts Charlotte CEO Lonnie Davis as 2022-24 President of Board of Directors
Beginning July 1, Lonnie Davis takes on a new role as President of the Board of Directors for the leading jazz organization in the world, the Jazz Education Network.
JazzArts Charlotte Awarded and Recognized as a Southern Cultural Treasure by South Arts
JazzArts Charlotte is proud to be a recipient and member of South Arts’ inaugural cohort of Southern Cultural Treasures, a multi-year initiative funding 17 BIPOC arts organizations across the Southeastern region with $6 million, in partnership with the Infusion Fund.