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. Join your Charleston Jazz Orchestra for WORLD OF JAZZ A Global […]
LIVE AT FIREFLY: Symphonic Swing Jazz Meets the Classics Although Jazz and Classical music are different in many ways, the border between the two genres is a fluid one. As America’s "Classical" music, Jazz combines spontaneity with the technical mastery of a composition. With LIVE AT FIREFLY: Symphonic Swing - Jazz Meets the Classics, your Charleston […]
Although Jazz and Classical music are different in many ways, the border between the two genres is a fluid one. With Symphonic Swing, your CJO will bring the world of improvisation and swing to notable Classical compositions. Local arrangers will bridge the gaps, bend the genres, and introduce the styles of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk […]
Although Jazz and Classical music are different in many ways, the border between the two genres is a fluid one. With Symphonic Swing, your CJO will bring the world of improvisation and swing to notable Classical compositions. Local arrangers will bridge the gaps, bend the genres, and introduce the styles of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk […]
***This event is currently SOLD OUT. We may increase capacity leading up to the performance. If you are interested in being contacted should tickets become available please register for the waitlist below.*** The Art of Jazz Series is a three-concert series featuring original music created by Charleston's talented jazz artists as inspired by works currently […]
Art of Jazz: Matt White is part of a three-concert series featuring original music created by Charleston's talented jazz artists as inspired by works currently on view at the Gibbes Museum of Art. ART OF JAZZ: Matt White and the Super Villain Jazz Band Trumpeter, Composer and Educator, Dr. Matthew White, is currently Chair of […]
***The most current CDC guidelines recommend that everyone wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission. Charleston County is currently in the Substantial level of transmission rates.*** CJO at Kiawah: Ellington at Newport By the mid-1950s, Big Bands were in a changed world as Bebop took center stage. […]
UPDATE! Given the current landscape with rising COVID numbers and transmission among people who have been fully vaccinated, the Gibbes Museum is requiring face coverings for anyone employed by the museum and for guests of in-person programs like concerts and lectures while inside the building. Art of Jazz: Geoffrey Dean Trio is the final performance in […]
NEW COVID POLICY AT THE CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL Please note the Charleston Music Hall is requiring all fans to provide PRINTED proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event OR full COVID-19 vaccination for entry. For more information about this policy, go HERE Get your tickets and take your seats as the […]
NEW COVID POLICY AT THE CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL Please note the Charleston Music Hall is requiring all fans to provide PRINTED proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event OR full COVID-19 vaccination for entry. For more information about this policy, go HERE Get your tickets and take your seats as the […]
In honor of Dizzy Gillespie's 104th birthday (October 21, 1917), join us on October 21, 2021 at Forte Jazz Lounge for Songs + Stories of Dizzy Gillespie. The evening will consist of a musical conversation about jazz music heroes and their proteges, featuring jazz trumpet virtuoso, Jon Faddis, and Dr. Al Fraser, djembe artist and […]
NEW COVID POLICY AT THE CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL Please note the Charleston Music Hall is requiring all fans to provide PRINTED proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event OR full COVID-19 vaccination for entry. For more information about this policy, go HERE With a relationship that spanned 30 years – from […]
