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PS 26 - Gershwin and Jazz
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32.778934,-79.931015
179075
Location
150 Meeting Stret
Charleston, SC
Price
USD
Description

This special Piccolo Spoleto concert will feature an entire 75 minute program of Jazz and the iconic music of George Gershwin. Come hear former Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg on piano and Jon Philips on saxophone play jazz and explain the important role that art form played in the city’s history. Then be enthralled by vocalists Diamond Tyler and Ramelle Brooks singing highlights from Gershwin’s immortal opera “Porgy and Bess”. The program concludes with Gershwin’s iconic “Rhapsody in Blue” performed by pianists Ghadi Shayban and Maida Libkin. Don’t miss this perennial Festival favorite.