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Warren C. Raybon, a.k.a. “Warren Sax,” performs during January’s Customer Appreciation Night at Middle C Jazz.
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Middle C Jazz gains momentum as the genre’s new dedicated home in the city BY ANDY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY McMILLAN
AS YOU HEAD NORTH IN UPTOWN, the checkered stretch of road near the NASCAR Hall of Fame now transitions into a different black-and-white motif: the swirling piano keys inside Middle C Jazz’s prominent logo, which hangs at the base of the tower at 300 South Brevard Street. It’s at this front entrance where staffer Michael Garcia greets visitors on a brisk Thursday evening in January as he guides them to the action of Customer Appreciation Night. Tonight’s the third month of operation for the jazz Continued on next page MARCH 2020 // CHARLOTTE
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