SC Jazz Festival

SC Jazz Festival


When:
October 21, 2017 all-day
2017-10-21T00:00:00-04:00
2017-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
Where:
Cheraw, SC
Cheraw
SC 29520
USA

2017 South Carolina Jazz Festival
jazz artist
Check out jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie’s historic hometown of Cheraw at the South Carolina Jazz Festival October 19-22, 2017!

Over 20 regional musical artists from the Carolinas will perform in an eclectic collection of venues. Add a Bebop Parade, Early Jazz and Late Night Jazz Restaurant Venues, the Dizzy Gillespie Scholarship Golf Tournament, a Birthday Party for Dizzy, kids’ art activities, Madonnari-Southern Style Chalk Competition, a Jazz Mass, a 5K run/walk and much more while you experience the joy of jazz from your head down to your toes! As Dizzy would say, “Bebop on down to Chee-raw, South Carolina on October 19-22.” For additional information, call 843.537.8420 ext. 12.

Dizzy Jazz Composition Competition
South Carolina Jazz Festival and ColaJazz are calling for your original jazz composition to celebrate the centennial year of Dizzy Gillespie’s birth! The winner will receive a $400 cash prize and have their work performed live at the Grand Finale Concert on Saturday, Oct 21! Visit the ColaJazz website for more details.

Historic Cheraw Cell Phone Tour
Free self-guided tour leads to over 25 points of interest, including Dizzy Gillespie Park, the Gillespie’s home church, and the school Dizzy attended. Tour brochures available at the Lyceum, Market Hall and the Chamber office.

Cheraw Has Jazz!
Not too many towns can boast of having a native son who performed at the White House for eight presidents. Click here to read more about Dizzy Gillespie.

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