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 |
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11:30am-1:30pm | Outdoor Lunchtime Jazz | Northeastern Technical College 1201 Chesterfield Hwy – Food Trucks on Site |
Thursday, October 19 |
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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 |
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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 CONCERTCharlton Singleton & the Bee Hive Orchestra |
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 |
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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 CONCERTAshlin Parker & the SC Jazz Trumpet Mafia HAVE TRUMPET, WILL EXCITE! |
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 |
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2pm | Afternoon Jazz | St. David’s Episcopal Church 420 Market St. |