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This October, we’re thrilled to celebrate the 15th anniversary of JazzArts Charlotte with Season 21 of The JAZZ ROOM, marking a milestone that reflects our deep commitment to jazz education, live performance, and musician support.

Jazz Music is beloved by the whole world, and Jazz Education Network (JEN) serves the global community with this sentiment front of mind. It has been my sincere honor to lead JEN as its Board President over the past two years. As I reflect on my time in the role, here are five takeaways...

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.