The South Carolina Jazz Festival takes over the Town of Cheraw with dozens of exciting and diverse jazz performances.

Bebopping in Cheraw, SC

October 19-22, 2023

Wednesday, October 18
11:30am-1:30pm	Outdoor Lunchtime Jazz	Northeastern Technical College 1201 Chesterfield Hwy – Food Trucks on Site
Thursday, October 19
5:45-7pm	Festival Kick-off Concert with the Soda City Brass Band	Dizzy Homesite Park 344 Huger Street – Bring a chair
Friday, October 20
Noon-2pm	Outdoor Lunchtime Jazz	Pembroke University Centennial Park Downtown – Bring a chair & lunch
3pm	Trahern Cook Creates Art	Downtown Cheraw
3pm-7pm	TBA	Woo & Keems Restaurant 129 Market St
3pm-8pm	The Cousins Band	Springhill Suites Patio 201 Front St.
3pm-6pm	TBA	Caffeinated Cow 158 2nd St.
6:30p-8:00p	FEATURED EVENING CONCERT Charlton Singleton & the Bee Hive Orchestra GET TICKETS	Theatre on the Green
6pm-9pm	Beignets & Bebop with the Mark Rapp Group	The Wine Factory 165 2nd Street – fun, spirited traditional jazz with a few bebop favorites thrown in
7pm-10pm	Hank Bilal	El-Sherif’s Restaurant 130 2nd Street
7pm-10pm	Reggie Sullivan	Bistro on 2nd 168 2nd Street
8pm-11pm	Rod Brown	Dizzy’s @ Springhill Suites 201 Front Street
8pm-11pm	Empire Strikes Brass	Cypress Music Hall 1 Village Park
Saturday, October 21
9am	Dizzy Gillespie Scholarship Golf Tournament	Cheraw State Park Contact: Clarence Long – 478.737.3031
8am-2:30pm	Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest	Theatre on the Green – All Ages – Prizes Contact: CAC 843.537.8420 x 12
10:30am (lineup) 11am (start)	Bebop Parade	315 2nd St All Ages can join in the fun Bikes/Trikes/Golf Carts/Costumes Prizes awarded Empire Strikes Brass leads the Parade Contact: 843.537.8420 x 12
11am-2pm	Faith Christian Academy BBQ / School Band Performs	220 Greene St Take out only (Chicken/Pork)
11:30am-2:30pm	Jazz @ Centennial Park – 11:30am-12:00pm – Empire Strikes Brass Band – 12:30pm-2:30pm – 208th Army Jazz Band	Downtown Cheraw Bring Lawn Chairs
12pm-1pm	Gullah Sweetgrass Basket Demo & Talk by Charleston artist Corey Alston	Elaine’s Wedding Chapel 153 2nd Street free
12pm-3pm	Art on Town Green	Town Green Live Demos
12pm-3pm	Kids’ Art Alley	Theatre on the Green Area free
12pm-3pm	Photo Exhibit by Ron Stafford	Springhill Suites 201 Front Street
2pm-3pm	Jazz Concert Wesley United Methodist	Gillespie Family Church 307 Greene Street free
3pm-4pm	Gullah Sweetgrass Basket Demo & Talk by Charleston artist Corey Alston	Elaine’s Wedding Chapel 153 2nd Street free
3pm-6pm	Kyle Bryant	Caffeinated Cow 158 2nd St.
6:30pm-8:00pm	FEATURED EVENING CONCERT Ashlin Parker & the SC Jazz Trumpet Mafia HAVE TRUMPET, WILL EXCITE! GET TICKETS	Theatre on the Green
7pm-10pm	Jenna McSwain	The Wine Factory 165 2nd Street
7pm-10pm	Rod Brown	El-Sherif’s Restaurant 130 2nd Street
7pm-10pm	Kyle Bryant	Bistro on 2nd 168 2nd Street
7pm-10pm	Page Brothers	Dizzy’s @ Springhill Suites 201 Front Street
Sunday, October 22
2pm	Afternoon Jazz	St. David’s Episcopal Church 420 Market St.