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Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Matt White’s ‘Dolly’

Forte Jazz Lounge 477 King St,, Charleston, SC

Matt White’s Dolly is a reimagining of the early music of Dolly Parton, combining her incredible song writing and lyrics with contemporary musical styles and improvisation. Currently the Chair of Jazz Studies at the University of South Carolina, Matt was drawn to Dolly’s early career and imagined how her music, often tackling themes of poverty and gender equality, […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Oscar Rivers Jazz Quartet

Forte Jazz Lounge 477 King St,, Charleston, SC

Oscar Rivers, Charleston’s Jazz Patriarch, made a name for himself in 1970’s Chicago, playing with everyone from Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Stevie Wonder, BB King, the Temptations, and the Quincy Jones Orchestra. Oscar is featured in An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians, which documents South Carolinian musicians from the 19th century to the […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: StaLaV and The Tribe

Forte Jazz Lounge 477 King St,, Charleston, SC

Stachia ‘StaLaV’ Simmons is an artist and multi-instrumentalist from Goose Creek, SC. Born into a musical family, she began playing drums in church at the age of 2 and has been playing ever since. A powerhouse vocalist/instrumentalist, producer, and harmonic arranger, StaLaV has performed with several notables in the gospel industry and other Lowcountry favorites, […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Samara Joy

Charleston Music Hall 37 John St, Charleston, SC

SOLD OUT The New York Times describes Samara Joy as a “silky-voiced rising jazz star” and the Boston Globe compliments her “warm, capacious vocal instrument and breathtaking technique.” The 22-year old burst onto the world stage when her TikTok videos of soulful standards went viral landing her on the TODAY Show. She is newly signed […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Charleston Music Hall 37 John St, Charleston, SC

With a mission to revitalize jazz and swing music, this powerhouse ensemble has sold-out prestigious venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center.  They have toured the world selling millions of records and have their music featured in hundreds of film and television shows.  They have appeared on Dancing with the Stars and Super […]

Jazz Girls Day

Charleston Jazz Academy 3005 West Montague Avenue, Suite 200, North Charleston, SC

The Charleston Jazz Academy is pleased to host JAZZ GIRLS DAY in partnership with the University of South Carolina School of Music Jazz program.  An annual initiative that invites and inspires girls from South Carolina to join the USC Jazz faculty for a day filled with learning, playing, and performing. The idea behind JAZZ GIRLS […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Dianne Reeves

Charleston Music Hall 37 John St, Charleston, SC

GRAMMY-winning artist Dianne Reeves has been named a “Jazz Master” by the National Endowment for the Arts – the highest honor for a jazz artist in the United States.   Reeves also holds an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Juilliard for her “breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B style.”  Historian and […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Cindy Blackman Santana

Charleston Music Hall 37 John St, Charleston, SC

“Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman Santana is among the few who can,” says Mike Zwerin of the International Herald Tribune.  Blackman started her career as a busker on the streets of New York City and has gone on to travel the world.  Her high-energy performances are mesmerizing […]

Event Series Young Lions

Young Professionals Night at the Charleston Jazz Festival Finale

Firefly Distillery 4201 Spruill Ave, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

Join CYP and the Young Lions of Jazz under the live oaks and Spanish moss at Firefly Distillery for a special Charleston Jazz Festival event celebrating young professionals! Mingle and network as you sip on local spirits and enjoy savory fare from Lola’s Lumpia food truck. This special pre-concert event will feature a chat with […]

Event Series 2023 Charleston Jazz Festival

Charleston Jazz Festival: Charlton Singleton’s Beehive Orchestra

Firefly Distillery 4201 Spruill Ave, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

American trumpeter, vocalist and former leader of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Charlton Singleton is a GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist along with his fellow Ranky Tanky band mates. Charleston Magazine says “watching Singleton at work is mesmerizing…Charlton Singleton is a musical alchemist, a magician.” One fan says “Just watching him conduct, play piano and trumpet draws […]

Jazz Family Day

Hanahan Amphitheater 3100 Mabeline Rd, Hanahan, SC

Jazz Family Day Join us for Jazz Family Day on April 30th at the Hanahan Amphitheater from 2:30-6pm.   Enjoy live music by area high school ensembles, food trucks (Sombrero Wok and Kona Ice), vendors and more!  Featured bands include: Berkley All-County Jazz Band, CJA Combos, Lucy Beckham High, Cane Bay High, Wando High, School […]

Event Series Charleston Jazz Express

WORLD OF JAZZ – Charleston Jazz Express

NORTH CHARLESTON ARTS FESTIVAL: World of Jazz - A Global Experience Influenced by West African culture and European classical music, an adventurous new style of music emerged in America at the dawn of the 20th century. Jazz quickly found its way beyond the borders of New Orleans, emanating its sound and message around the world. […]