The South Carolina Jazz Festival opens its inaugural year October 20 in Dizzy Gillespie?s hometown of Cheraw with a weekend celebrating Jazz and Gillespie?s 89th birthday. Over 30 Jazz performances are scheduled with the Mike Longo Trio headlining the two-day event. Activities will include evening restaurant crawls, street musicians, a jazz breakfast, gospel concerts, a BBQ & Jazz lunch, an educational clinic, and a self-guided walking tour featuring Dizzy Gillespie related sites.
The South Carolina Jazz Festival opens its inaugural year October 20 in Dizzy Gillespie?s hometown of Cheraw with a weekend celebrating Jazz and Gillespie?s 89th birthday. Over 30 Jazz performances are scheduled with the Mike Longo Trio headlining the two-day event.
Cheraw, SC Other EventsLaid out in 1768 by Eli Kershaw, Cheraw has long been known for its tree-lined streets and gardens as well as its architectural legacy of over 200 years. During the American Revolution the town was occupied by both British and American forces. More than 50
Cheraw, SC Historic DistrictsBuilt c. 1832, the church's Greek Revival influences include four Doric columns that support the portico. Originally clapboard, the building was bricked over in 1922. The Session House is a small, one-story frame Greek-Revival structure, built in 1842
Cheraw, SC Famous HomesFounded 1759, oldest standing church in the county. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for d...
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