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06/09/2024

06/01/2024

We are back in Charleston, SC for the 48th edition of Spoleto Festival USA! It was a soaring start to the 30th year of the Wells Fargo Jazz Series with Terri Lyne Carrington, Dianne Reeves, Layale Chaker and crew. Check out the review here by Leah María Suárez and more from Maura Hogan, Culture South.

On Sunday, May 26, renowned drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington opened the 30th anniversary year of the Wells Fargo Jazz series at Spoleto Festival USA with an effervescent performance featuring works by female jazz composers, drawing from the songbook collection

04/29/2024

Aaaaand the festival fun continues! 🎶😍🎉 Save the date! Grateful to be back in the mix this year at 45th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

Join us Friday 7 June, 12-1pm EDT at . Yours truly on the mic and my pal Gerald Gregory on piano. 🎤🫀🎹 No tix necessary. Pass the hat donations. Check out the entire series at piccolospoleto.com. Lots of friends making magic. 🪄

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03/08/2024

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In honor and celebration of and Women’s History Month, I am proud to announce a very special evening at The Citadel. 🩵🎶 Much gratitude to my dear friend Tiffany Reed Silverman and Art at The Citadel for the invitation to return to the stage - a dream turned reality in a brand new performing arts space. More to share soon. Join us. Tickets available now!

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Leah Suárez: A Celebration of Women in Jazz

Thursday
21 M A R CH 2024
6:30 p.m.
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel campus
$20 tickets, free for Citadel students, faculty, staff and veterans

Leah Suárez, one of Charleston’s premier vocalists, will lead her jazz ensemble in a Celebration of Women in Jazz in the Capers Hall auditorium on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. This special evening concert during Women’s History month will pay homage to key women who have made significant contributions to the formation and progression of America’s unique art form, in addition to celebrating 25 years of women graduates at the military institution. This is also the inaugural concert supported by the Bo Moore Fund for Performances in Jazz and Blues Music to recognize the esteemed artistic leadership of School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Winfred B. Moore, Jr. upon his retirement.

Music selections for this program will include dedications to female pioneers of the genre such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and more. The evening will feature a range of styles, from blues to swing, bebop and bossa nova. Suárez will also perform her original composition, “City by the Sea,” that was commissioned by The Citadel in 2016.

🎟️ General admission tickets are $20 and include a reception following the concert. Citadel students, faculty and staff as well as veterans may register for free tickets in advance. To purchase and register for tickets, please visit www.citadel.edu/finearts/leah-suarez.

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03/19/2023

🚨 NEW PODCAST PREMIERE TODAY 🚨

Ohm is excited to welcome to our programming lineup. is all about pushing you to your purpose! We’re here for it. ✨ The show airs every Sunday at 5pm and replays on Thursdays at 9pm. Tune in this evening as her guest, International Jazz Vocalist, joins her on the show.

11/13/2022

"May we each, as individuals, and as a group, come to know ourselves, even as we are known, that we—As lights in YOU—may give the better concept of YOUR Spirit in this world." Cayce

04/30/2022

It's ! Celebrations on April 30, 2022 in 180 countries, culminating in the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert from the United Nations streaming on this FB page and on jazzday.com starting at 5PM New York | 10PM London | 11PM Paris | 6AM Tokyo (May 1) with musicians representing more than 14 countries including: Zakir Hussain, Joey Alexander, Youn Sun Nah, Pedrito Martinez, Brian Blade, Edmar Castaneda, Erena Terakubo, Tarek Yamani, David Sanborn, Gregory Porter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ravi Coltrane, Marcus Miller, Randy Brecker, Kinan Azmeh كنان العظمة, Grégoire Maret, Shemekia Copeland, Herbie Hancock, Lizz Wright, Hiromi, , , Linda May Han Oh, John Beasley (Musical Director), José James, Alune Wade, Helio Alves and Mark Whitfield. Please help spread the word and be part of International Jazz Day!