The Charleston Jazz Festival honors the life, music, and uncompromising spirit of Nina Simone - dubbed the 'High Priestess of Soul' - who reshaped jazz, soul, classical, and protest music with a voice that could soothe, scorch, and summon truth all at once.
Feel the thunder, swing, and soul of hard bop as the Charleston Jazz Festival celebrates the legacy of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers—one of the most influential forces in jazz history.
PURCHASE TICKETS 7:30 Doors Featuring Thomas Kenney on guitar, Tim Khayat on electric bass, and Calvin Baxter on drums, this unique trio explores the timeless music of Motown and Soul through the lens of modern jazz. They weave through the tapestry of exciting rhythmic and new harmonic versions of well loved songs by Stevie Wonder, […]
PURCHASE TICKETS Doors at 5PM The 2025 Charleston Jazz Festival Lowcountry Jazz Day kicks off with the Mark Sterbank Quartet and their stirring program of original music, Ballads, Blues & Swing. Mark Sterbank is Professor of Music teaching Jazz Studies and Saxophone at Charleston Southern University. He performs regularly with the Charlton Singleton Quintet and Quentin […]
CHARLESTON JAZZ GALA Good Vibrations: An Electrifying Vibraphone Performance by Stefon Harris! Dinner | Live Auction | Performance Join us for the 2024 Charleston Jazz Gala at the American Theater, a benefit for the jazz education and outreach programs of Charleston Jazz. Prepare to be swept away by the sounds of jazz vibraphonist […]
