Three Nominations in Freetimes Best of Columbia
ColaJazz is nominated in three categories in the Freetimes Best of Columbia for Best Local Music Website, Best Annual Event, and Best Music Festival! We are honored and thrilled to be recognized by these nominations. It takes a lot of
SC Jazz History: Eartha Mae Kitt
Eartha Kitt was a magnetic soul who lit up the stage, screen, and room wherever she appeared. A pop-culture icon, Kitt is forever remembered for playing Catwoman in a 60s Batman series. During her career, her first song recordings were
Jazz at Lincoln Center Visits Columbia
ColaJazz in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, the Auntie Karen Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center presented their 2nd after-school jazz enrichment workshop with some amazing kids at Midway Elementary in Cassatt, SC (a small
Bringing Jazz to the Children’s Hospital
Music can make a child forget about illness. Recently, ColaJazz helped Prisma Health Children's Hospital celebrate Music Therapy Month by inviting children to our atrium for a special jazz concert. The healing power of jazz is real. Join us in
SC Jazz History: Fud Livingston
Joseph Anthony “Fud” Livingston (1906-1957) was a jazz virtuoso who not only arranged music, but played saxophone, clarinet, and piano. This Charleston, South Carolina, native composed the music for “I’m Thru with Love,” which was popularized into a standard. The
ColaJazz Celebrates Jazz Icon Marian McPartland
SC Public Radio's Tut Underwood produced a wonderful segment aired nationally on NPR Radio. LISTEN TO IT NOW! For many years, jazz great Marian McPartland welcomed some of the biggest names in - and out of - jazz to her