Rapp on Jazz
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Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.
Latest Episodes
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From the White House lawn to grand state dinners, jazz has long been part of the nation’s political soundtrack. -
In 1964, jazz legend and South Carolina native Dizzy Gillespie added a new title to his resume—presidential candidate.
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Little Pink Anderson was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on July 13, 1954. From infancy, he was immersed in music as the son of legendary bluesman Pink Anderson.
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Acclaimed blues singer and actor Mabel King was born in Charleston but raised in the Bronx.
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Gordon Richard “Dick” Goodwin is a highly influential figure in South Carolina’s jazz and academic music scenes.
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Charleston’s own Quentin E. Baxter is an award-winning producer, performer, and passionate jazz educator.
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Blues singer and guitarist Pink Anderson, born in 1900 in Laurens, South Carolina, started his career performing for a medicine show.
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Renowned American jazz and blues singer Etta Jones was born on either November 25, 1927, or 1928, in Aiken, South Carolina.
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Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, on April 26, 1940, Maurice Williams made an indelible mark on music as a singer, pianist, and composer.
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Mose Allison was an influential jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter known for his witty lyrics and distinctive blend of jazz, blues, and Southern roots music.