What more perfect place for a jazz festival than Cheraw? The city is the hometown of Dizzy Gillespie, legendary jazz musician who played for an astounding eight different presidents at the White House during his illustrious career. In tribute to the great man, the city comes alive every October with a week of jazz of all kinds taking over its bars, restaurants and public spaces. Pay tribute to the great jazz trumpeter, and maybe even discover a new jazz talent to rival Gillespie’s at the South Carolina Jazz Festival, a city-wide music festival.
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