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2023 Schedule

SC Jazz Festival Musicians

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.
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.
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.

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