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Sean Mason is a piano player from Charlotte and alumni of JazzArts Academy. He’s now a sophomore at Juilliard but has already played in the Jazz at Lincoln Center program and in quartets with Wynton and Branford Marsalis. “Be on the lookout for this kid.”

Charlotte Observer, July 2019 -- At age 18, Ariel Mejia of Charlotte is a jazz phenom. This summer he’s participating in the National Youth Orchestra Jazz program. The group will play Carnegie Hall later this month and then head to Asia to play concerts in places like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Courtesy of Carnegie…

Charlotte has a wealth of talented musicians and a vibrant music community. Some local leaders would like to make Charlotte a music destination. Here’s what a few, including JazzArts Charlotte, had to say.

There’s a push in Charlotte to make live music a more regular thing for more people. WBTV interviews Sean Mason, an alumnus of JazzArts Academy, and poster example of the value that brings.