EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: The Music of Chick Corea As a pianist of incomparable skill, Chick Corea broadened the scope of jazz during a career spanning more than five decades. With limitless range, Corea was an inventive composer-bandleader who never shied away from new ideas, exploring sounds ranging from fusion to classical. According to Corea, […]
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: The Music of Chick Corea As a pianist of incomparable skill, Chick Corea broadened the scope of jazz during a career spanning more than five decades. With limitless range, Corea was an inventive composer-bandleader who never shied away from new ideas, exploring sounds ranging from fusion to classical. According to Corea, […]
Art of Jazz Series: Jamie Slater Trio. The Gibbes Museum and Charleston Jazz are teaming up to bring you original compositions inspired by works on view. Enjoy performances by some of Charleston's most talented musicians. Sponsored by Monster Music & Movies. Jazz guitarist, composer, and educator Jamie Slater has been a fixture in the Charleston […]
CUBAN CARNIVAL Featuring The Buena Vista Legacy Band What do you get when you place a loose collective of mostly retired musicians spanning several generations in a run-down Egrem recording studio in Havana in 1996? A unique musical experience, an exciting mixture of Cuban musical tradition, and an experience known around the world as the Buena […]
CUBAN CARNIVAL Featuring The Buena Vista Legacy Band What do you get when you place a loose collective of mostly retired musicians spanning several generations in a run-down Egrem recording studio in Havana in 1996? A unique musical experience, an exciting mixture of Cuban musical tradition, and an experience known around the world as the Buena […]
Join us for the kick-off of our fall brunch series in Hampton Park from 11 AM to 2 PM on Sunday, September 25! Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a performance by the Charleston Jazz Express featuring 10 members of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra while relaxing in Hampton Park at the Rose Pavilion, 30 […]
MOJA Arts Festival favorites Da’rrell Ravenel & Peace of Mind Band will grace the stage of the historic Dock Street Theatre for an evening of soul stirring Jazz and Soul. Charleston Jazz’s own Momentum will open the evening and features the Lowcountry’s most skilled players.TICKETS
Sharpen your skills and learn from master trumpeter, educator, recording artist and band director, Sean Jones in this free jazz workshop! This event is brought to you by Charleston Jazz and will be held at Fox Music House. Sean Jones is an internationally recognized jazz performer and educator. He holds the Richard and Elizabeth Case […]
MILES AHEAD Musings for Miles Davis featuring Sean Jones As one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz, Miles Davis shaped the course of modern improvisational music more than a half-dozen times over his fifty-year career, becoming the standard bearer for successive generations of musicians. After receiving two Miles Davis […]
MILES AHEAD Musings for Miles Davis featuring Sean Jones As one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz, Miles Davis shaped the course of modern improvisational music more than a half-dozen times over his fifty-year career, becoming the standard bearer for successive generations of musicians. After receiving two Miles Davis […]
If you are thinking any of the following, the All-State Jazz Ensemble Audition Workshop is for you! "I wish I had prepared more for this!” “I didn't know that was part of the audition.” “I'm just not ready.” Do you want to be prepared for auditions? Do you know what is expected for […]
Big Band Legacy: The Charleston Jazz Orchestra Guest Vocalist: Alva Anderson Sun, Nov 13 7:30pm Tickets: $35 Venue: West Beach Conference Center 2 Shipwatch Rd Kiawah Island, SC 29455 Jazz Big Bands ushered in the 1920s and 1930s swing era led by iconic bandleaders such as Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. The legacy continued with […]
