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title: "Desmond Mason — Kansas City Jazz Academy"
description: "Desmond Mason, Vocal Jazz — Staff Accompanist — Kansas City Jazz Academy faculty."
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Vocal Jazz — Staff Accompanist

# Desmond Mason

![Portrait of Desmond Mason.](/_astro/desmond-mason.Bs1ebX4X_Z1rsOHe.webp)

Energetic, intense, yet sensitive and inquisitive — all of these words and more describe the style and work of Kansas City producer, musician, and composer Desmond Mason. Raised both personally and musically in Kansas City, Missouri, his musical roots are in, and have evolved from, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and jazz. Largely self-taught, he received formal education from Scott Anthony and Bobby Watson, both of the University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music.

He was one of Casio’s representatives for the worldwide Make Music Day 2021, and is a multiple-time international beat-battle and music-production showcase champion. He has also directed music for several musicals in the area, including _Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical_ and _The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess_. His writing has appeared on the Fox TV show _STAR_, in Jägermeister campaigns, and on CBS Sports Radio.

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