hello group,
      
       i live in southwest fl. and play piano for a living. the home my wife and i bought here 20 years ago has gone up at least 800 percent, but the style of living has also changed. i could buy a home in charlotte for 150.000 that you would pay 850.000 for here and i am talking in terms of 1500 sq feet. i love southwest fl. but i also have always liked more mid northern mountain states. sorry to make this so lenghty but i am very interested to hear from any of you musicians  who live in this area what the scene is like not only for music but for quality of living !!!  

         playing   ( parties hotels weddings  church's ect.

                thanks  

                          paul
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i don't live in charlotte, but i've commuted there many times.

hey pjp, the quality of living in charlotte is pretty high, it's a relatively clean city with a growing music scene. as more and more people are moving to charlotte, so is the culture. charlotte has an ongoing jazz concert series, with a name i can't remember.

there's plenty to do just like any other big city. however, since charlotte is growing so fast, the traffic can be a problem so you'll have to leave pretty early to get where you are trying to go, ecspecially if where your'e going is downtown.

there is a bad side to charlotte, but that's anywhere, so at night make sure you are cautious, lock your doors. there are a small number of bad types.

charlotte is like somebody took a piece of new york and dropped right in the middle of nowhere. so you can always reach a mountain drive, park. if you have alot of money, lake norman which is about 10-20 minutes away from city limits has lots marina, boat club membership.

the nightlife is good here too, plenty of clubs, pubs, fine restaurants, and the such.

so i imagine with all that the work there would be abundant, but then again i don't live in charlotte, or work there often so i don't know. the living is good though.
thanks styles p,
   for your info. sounds very interesting!!!
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