2025 Schedule

2025 South Carolina Jazz Fest Schedule

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Your 2025 SC Jazz Fest Itinerary


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Thurs, Oct. 16

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11a–1p Sam Edwards Quartet ft. Edwin Hamilton Outdoor Lunchtime Jazz, food trucks Northeastern Technical College, 1201 Chesterfield Hwy Add this event to your calendar
5:30p–7p Soda City Brass Band & Cheraw High Jazz, New Orleans Music All ages, bring chairs, Unity BBQ Food Truck Dizzy Gillespie Homesite, 344 Huger St Add this event to your calendar

Let's get this party started with the Soda City Brass Band

Fri, Oct. 17

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11a–1p Kris Houser Lunchtime Jazz River’s Edge, 162 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
12p–2p UNCP Jazz University group showcase Kevin Lear, 140 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
12p–2p Paul & Susan Jazz performance The Bistro, 168 2nd Street Add this event to your calendar
12p–4p Michael Knight Jazz performance Woos & Keems, 129 Market Add this event to your calendar
12p–4p Rakim McQueen Jazz performance Dizzy’s Springhill Suites, 201 Front St Add this event to your calendar
3p–5p Chis Shecut (sax) Jazz performance Caffeinated Cow, 158 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
5p–7p Javier Vega Jazz Jazz performance Town Green Add this event to your calendar
6:30p-8:30p Jaimee & Leif Featured Theatre performance Theatre On The Green
200 Market St		 Get Tickets Now
6p–9p Timepiece Band Jazz performance El-Sherif’s, 130 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Reggie Sullivan Jazz Crawl The Bistro, 168 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
7p–11p Roderick Brown Jazz Crawl Dizzy’s, 201 Front St Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Noel Freidline Jazz Crawl The Wine Factory, 165 2nd Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Longleaf Social Jazz Crawl Oslo’s Spirits & Grill, 302 Chesterfield Hwy Add this event to your calendar
8p–11p Soda City Brass Band Jazz Crawl
A ‘Nawlins Party!		 Cypress Music Hall, 1 Village Park Add this event to your calendar


Jaime Leif

Sat, Oct. 18

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8a–12p Rakim McQueen Jazz Brunch Wine Factory, 165 Second St, call 843-921-9463 Add this event to your calendar
8a–2:30p Sidewalk Chalk Contest (all ages, prizes) Arts & community contest Theatre Add this event to your calendar
9a Golf Tournament (Info: Clarence Long) Scholarship event Cheraw State Park Add this event to your calendar
10a–4p Eric McRay Jazz Art Exhibit Visual arts exhibition Market St Frame Shop, 146 Market St Add this event to your calendar
11a Bebop Parade (lineup 10:30am) Youth parade, family fun 315 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
11a–2:30p Kids’ Art Alley, SC Governor’s School Free kids activities Theatre area Add this event to your calendar
11a–2p Janice Gordon Gray Book Signing Children’s author Whimsical Bibliophile, 155 Market St Add this event to your calendar
11a–3p Mary Graham-Grant (Sweetgrass baskets) Basket making demo Elaine’s Chapel, 153 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
11:30a–1:30p Ron Stafford History Chat w/ Amos Hoffman Church history & live music First Presbyterian Church Session House, 300 Market St Add this event to your calendar
12p–2p 208th Army Jazz Band Free concert, food trucks, bring chairs Centennial Park, Downtown Cheraw Add this event to your calendar
12p–2p Reggie Sullivan Jazz performance The Bistro, 168 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
12p–2:30p Timepiece Band Jazz performance El-Sherif’s, 130 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
12p–3p Robert Gardiner Super Cool Jazz Quartet Jazz performance Dizzy’s, 201 Front St Add this event to your calendar
12p–3p Art on the Green Plein air painting demos Town Green Add this event to your calendar
2p–3:30p Francis Marion Univ. Chamber Jazz Ensemble University ensemble Centennial Park Add this event to your calendar
3p–4p Todd Wright (Appalachian State) Free afternoon concert Gillespie Family Church, 304 Greene St Add this event to your calendar
3p–6p Te’Quan Coe Jazz performance Caffeinated Cow, 158 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
3:30p–6p Poinsett Septet Jazz performance Town Green Add this event to your calendar
3:30p–6p Rakim McQueen Band Jazz performance Dizzy’s Patio, 201 Front St Add this event to your calendar
6:30p-8:30p Emmet Cohen & Friends Featured Theatre performance Theatre On The Green
200 Market St		 Get Tickets Now
7p–10p Todd Wright Jazz crawl El-Sherif’s, 130 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Reggie Sullivan Jazz crawl The Bistro, 168 2nd St Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Robert Gardiner SC Jazz Sextet Jazz crawl Dizzy’s, 201 Front St Add this event to your calendar
7p–11p Level 10 Live Band Jazz crawl Cloud 9 Cigar Co. LLC, 149 Market Street Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Mark Rapp Group: a New Orleans Portrait Jazz crawl
New Orleans comes alive in this concert-meets-storytelling event!		 Wine Factory, 165 2nd St
843-921-9463		 Add this event to your calendar
7p–10p Timepiece Band Jazz crawl Oslo’s Spirits/Grill, 302 Chesterfield Hwy Add this event to your calendar


Emmet Cohen Group

Sun, Oct. 19

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2p Festival Finale Concert An Afternoon of Music & Dialogue by Mark Rapp, SC’s Jazz Ambassador; Free, all ages, inside Pee Dee Union Baptist Church, 92 Chestnut St Add this event to your calendar

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Town of Cheraw

PLATINUM SPONSOR

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First Bank

GOLD SPONSORS

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First Bank
northeastern tech college
Kelly Financial Planning LLC

PAUL & SUSAN

Friends of the SC Jazz Festival

SILVER SPONSORS

Duke Energy
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Lynches River Connect
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SPC Credit Union
founders credit union
Tom Boan

PATRON SPONSORS

sandhill
McLeod & McLeod
carolina bank
ColaJazz Foundation