Staff reports | An Oct. 3 fundraiser McLeod Plantation Historic Site will be a benefit for the McLeod Project, which supports African American history, culture and art, and raises awareness about preservation efforts of the site’s Sankofa Memorial Garden.
Staff reports | The 2nd Monday Series at the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present the CofC Faculty Jazz Ensemble March 9 to perform jazz standards, arrangements and originals. Performers will include Robert Lewis (saxophones), David Heywood (flute), Tyler Ross (guitar), Gerald Gregory (piano), Ron Wiltrout (drums) and Frank Duvall (bass).
By Elliott Brack, special to Charleston Currents | How about a little something different today?
Let me introduce you to a 6.53 minute video with some of the most soothing music I have ever heard. The work comes from the late jazz virtuoso Oscar Peterson, and it is a composition of his own, which he entitled, “Ode To Freedom.”
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Seventh-grade piano students from Charleston County School of the Arts sat in to play jazz classics during a special Sunday evening gig at The Mezz, Charleston’s downtown jazz bar. The students, taught by keyboard player (and drummer in this photo) Joe Clarke, get a feel for live playing, which expands classroom learning in countless ways. In this photo, a student is performing with Clarke and bassist Roman Pekar and saxophone player Kevin Patton. Photo by Andy Brack.
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