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The Fine Arts Center is funded in part by the Frederick S. Upton Foundation and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the City of Camden, Kershaw County, and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, along with donations from businesses and individuals.

810 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020803-425-7676 • www.fineartscenter.orgwww.facebook.com/fineartscenter

Friday, April 20

Jazz at the Center Happy Hour Reception • 7:00 pm & Jazz Memorabilia Exhibit

Jazz at the Center Opening concert • 8:00 pm • $20 adult / $18 Student, Senior, military

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Wood Auditorium • 810 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC. Join us for light hors d’ouevres and a cash bar and enjoy a jazz memorabilia exhibit during this opening cocktail party just prior to the opening concert.

Jazz on the town • 9:00 pm-12:00 am • free admission

The Jazz at the Center Music Festival’s opening concert features the jazz stylings of Swing 42—Hot Club of Columbia and the Mike Frost Quartet featuring Lauren Meccia. “From Django to Jaco, and all points in between!” Eventually everything old is new again.

late night jazz • 10:30 pm-1:30 am • $5 (in advance or at the door)

The Old Towne Tavern, 1044 Broad Street. Featuring Al Roberson & The Society Jazz Band playing music from the “Roaring Twenties.”

Saturday, April 21

Venue on Broad, 1020 Broad Street. The Global Soul Revolution featuring Reggie Sullivan on bass, along with Nick Brewer, keyboards, Brenden Bull, drums, Zack Bingham, guitar, and special guest Jenna McSwain, vocals and keyboards. Contemporary jazz.

morning jazz • 9:30 am • free admissionKershaw County’s Farmers Market, Corner of Market and Rutledge St. in downtown Camden. The Camden Middle School Jazz Band (directed by Nancy Neal.)

bass guitar clinic with mike frost • 10:30 am-12:00 pm • $5 • in advance or at the door

Victoria Susan and The Garden Gate Gallery & Frame Shop • 1307 Broad Street . Bn’ There (Brian Mann & Robert Gibbs)

saturday jazz lunches • 12:00-2:00 pm (free to restaurant patrons)

Music Studio, Fine Arts Center Campus • 810 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC. Ideas for improvisation for all instruments. Talking about the four melodic functions of music through the eyes of six-string electric bass. Something for everyone.

afternoon jazz at the greenleaf villa • 2:00-4:00 pm (free admission)

The Lugoff-Elgin High School Percussion Ensemble (directed by Glenn Price & Kevin Flowers) 4:305:00-7:00 pm Think Jazz Orchestra featuring Bryson Borgstedt, Reggie Sullivan, Roger Pemberton, Marc Widenhofer, Jenna McSwain, Jim Mings, Drew Loeffler and Kevin Jones. Rain location, Wood Auditorium.

late afternoon jazz at the town green • 4:30-7:00 pm (free admission)

downtown restaurant crawl • 7:00-10:00 pm (free to restaurant patrons)Indigo Jones

511 Rutledge StreetHurst, Maxwell & Sims

and Hot Club Trio

Old Armory Seafood & Steakhouse

514 Rutledge StreetBn’ There (Brian Mann

& Robert Gibbs)

Salud!1011 Broad Street

The Cobblestone Trio featuring David Archer

Sam Kendall’s1043 Broad StreetAletha Jacobs & Kevin Jones

The Palmetto Coffee Shoppe & Tea Room

1012 Broad StreetBlue Tulip

Salud!1011 Broad St.Jazz a la Carte

Carolina Café1040 A Broad St.

Mary Ann Hurst & Dwight Spencer

Old Armory Seafood & Steakhouse514 Rutledge St.

The Cobblestone Trio

Venue on BroadMike Frost Quartet --Jazz Rock featuring Lauren Meccia

Old Towne TavernThe Reggie Sullivan Project -- R&B flavored jazz

saturday night jazz on the town • 9:00 pm-12:30 am • $5 advance/at door (for both shows)

Grace Episcopal Church • 1315 Lyttleton St., Camden. A jazz mass featuring the Dick Goodwin Quintet and the Grace Episcopal Choir.**SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Sunday, April 22

jazz mass at grace episcopal church • 10:30 am

ADVANCED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

810 Lyttleton St., Camden803-425-7676 • www.fineartscenter.org

Sims Music1110 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia

803-772-1185 • www.simsmusic.com

SWING 42-HOT CLUB OF COLUMBIA features Richard Maxwell-gypsy jazz guitar, Jerry Sims-gypsy jazz guitar and Greek bouzouki, Bryson Borgstedt-clarinet, Justin Sims-drums, James Gibson-upright bass and The Jackson Sisters String Quartet (Sarah Jackson-cello, Jill Jackson Holt-viola, Courtney Jackson-violin, and Amy Jackson-violin.) Eventually everything old is new again. If you survey today’s music scene you will observe a fusion of music happening. Elements of rock, blues, jazz and ethnic folk music are being combined in a variety of ways. When jazz was blooming, classically trained musicians such as Stephane Grappelli were inflecting jazz music with their classical heritage. Likewise Django Reinhardt was infusing traditional folk music from the gypsy camps in France into jazz. Swing 42 fuses classically trained musicians with jazz musicians to create hot club jazz. www.swing42hotclub.comMIKE FROST JAZZ QUARTET featuring LAUREN MECCIA—A former student of jazz legends Pat Martino and Jaco Pastorius, Mike Frost is a life-long composer, studio musician and educator. He is currently an instructor at the University of South Carolina/Aiken and has toured with Jesse Colin Young, as well as guitarist Esteban. This three-decade music educator is well known for the unique quality of sound that he produces on his Clifford Roi six string basses. Lauren Meccia-saxophone, vocals and EWI (Electric Wind Instrument) is active in Jazz and Concert music, Lauren also performs with several South Carolina ensembles including the Palmetto Concert Band. She is the soprano saxophonist of the award-winning Assembly Saxophone Quartet, who will be performing at the 2012 World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrews, Scotland. Lauren is the director of instrumental ensembles at the University of South Carolina/Aiken. Mike Frost Jazz Quartet also includes David Brown on keyboards and Mike West on drums. www.mikefrostjazz.com • www.laurenmeccia.comGLOBAL SOUL REVOLUTION —Contemporary jazz, funk, rock & soul featuring an all-star cast of some of the top younger jazz musicians out of Columbia. Reggie Sullivan-bass, Brenden Bull-drums, Nick Brewer-piano & organ, Zack Bingham-guitar, and special guest Jenna McSwain-vocals & keyboards.

AL ROBERSON & THE SOCIETY JAZZ BAND — Journey back in time to the early day’s of jazz with music from the "Roaring Twenties." Al Roberson-alto saxophone & clarinet, Bob Loryea-tenor saxophone, Bill Florian-tuba and Harry Dubose-banjo.

THE CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND — Award winning band under the direction of Nancy Neal.JAZZ A LA CARTE — Classic Jazz Trio featuring Mary Claire Gatch-saxophone & vocals, Richard Maxwell-guitar and Reggie Sullivan-bass www.richardmaxwellmusic.comMARY ANN HURST & DWIGHT SPENCER DUO — Born in New York, raised and educated in several countries, including Japan, Germany and Thailand, vocalist Mary Ann Hurst brings an international flair to her jazz stylings. She has recorded 4 CD’s: Cool Standards, Chinese Folk Songs in a Jazz Mode, Wishing on a Star and Jazzz....d and has performed with New York guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and Rick Stone as well as South Carolina musicians such as Richard Maxwell and Dick Goodwin. For this show she will be joined by guitarist Dwight Spencer. www.maryannhurst.com • www.jazzguitarsummit.comCOBBLESTONE TRIO — Classic jazz trio from Charleston featuring David Archer on guitar. He toured Europe in the ‘80s as a solo singer/guitarist and performed in many countries, including one season entertaining at the famous Swiss ski resort, St. Moritz. David and his band have performed at well over 1,000 of Charleston’s top events since 1983. David is the owner of Archer Music Service. Markus Helander (Helsinki, Finland)-drums. Markus studied music at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki and the Musicians Institute, Los Angeles. He was also a percussionist for the Swedish National Theater in Helsinki and most recently toured the fusion band PHG (Pelle Holmberg Group) in Sweden. David Keller (Savannah GA), bass-David attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston. He is a native of Philly, and has toured with musicians as diverse as Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Pat Martino.

BN’ THERE with ROBERT GIBBS & BRIAN MANN — Mainly known as a jazz guitarist, Robert Gibbs has also performed with country artists such as Hank Williams Jr. and R&B artists such as The Drifters. He is also a passionate music instructor and owner of Gibbs Guitars in Sumter. Keyboardist, Brian Mann is fluent in many styles of music including rock, blues, reggae and jazz. In 1969, as a member of ABC recording artist Novas Nine, he wrote the million seller “Pain” later covered by the Grassroots. www.gibbsmannmusic.comLUGOFF-ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE — Directed by Glenn Price & Kevin Flowers, recently performed at the 2012 Music For All National Festival, Indianapolis, IN.

THE THINK JAZZ ORCHESTRA — The Think Jazz Orchestra is the resident ensemble of Think Jazz Columbia, an organization formed to further jazz education and performance in the greater Columbia area featuring Bryson Borgstedt-alto saxophone, clarinet & flute-Reggie Sullivan-bass, Jim Mings-guitar, Jenna McSwain-piano, Drew Loeffler-trumpet, Roger Pemberton-tenor saxophone, clarinet & flute, Marc Widenhofer-drums and Kevin Jones-trombone. www.thinkjazzcolumbia.comHURST, MAXWELL & SIMS — Classic Jazz Trio, Mary Ann Hurst on vocals with guitarists Richard Maxwell and Jerry Sims.ALETHA JACOBS & KEVIN JONES DUO — Aletha Jacobs (vocals & piano) will be joined by multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, trombone & bass) Kevin Jones. Jones has toured with James Brown and performed with the S.C. Philharmonic as well as with the Temptations, David Sanborn, Bucky Pizzarelli, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow. www.kevindjones.com

BLUE TULIP —Female trio fronted by jazz quitarist Lori Spencer (guitar, backup vocals, bass)-Fun jazz mixed with a little blues and latin. The Charlotte based trio also includes Austin Sapp (lead vocals, keyboard & percussion) and Deborah Scott (percussion) www.lorispencermusic.com • http://www.bluetulipmusic.com HOT CLUB TRIO — Gypsy Jazz with members of Swing 42: Jerry Sims (guitar & bouzouki) is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and the owner of Sims Music in Columbia, SC. Sims was a featured artist on Ibanez Guitars promotional video Seventh Heaven, which included Steve Vai and John Petrucci. The First Chord Book for Seven String Guitar written by Sims has been published by Mel Bay Publications. Additionally, he has co-written arrangements for a joint project between Mel Bay and Warner Bros., entitled Fingerstyle Jazz. Richard Maxwell (guitar.) His articles, transcriptions and music engraving work have appeared in Just Jazz Guitar magazine and Mel Bay books. Most recently Maxwell transcribed works for the Mel Bay book Bucky Pizzarelli Master Jazz Guitar. He has performed with jazz guitarists such as Bucky Pizzarelli and Jimmy Bruno. Bryson Borgstedt (clarinet, flute & saxophone) was a member of the United States Military Academy Band Jazz Knights at West Point, taught briefly at USC’s music department and was the director of jazz and saxophone instructor at Claflin University for five years. Performing highlights include: Natalie Cole and The Manhattan Transfer with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Josh Groban, and Aretha Franklin. www.swing42hotclub.comREGGIE SULLIVAN PROJECT — Reggie Sullivan received his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of South Carolina in 2006 and has since become one of the most-requested musicians in Columbia, SC. He has performed with musical legends such as Marian McPartland, Olivia Newton-John, Chris Potter, Yuseef Latif, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample. Featuring Reggie Sullivan-bass, Chris Andrews-saxophone, Nick Brewer-keyboards and Brenden Bull-drums. www.reggiesullivanproject.comDICK GOODWIN QUINTET — One of the most respected musicians in South Carolina, Dr. Goodwin is a composer, arranger, performer, studio producer, conductor, distinguished teacher and leader of both classical and jazz groups. The Quintet has eleven music degrees and years of university and public school teaching experience between them. The group has often appeared with area orchestras and at other cultural events and festivals in the Southeast. The Quintet features Dick Goodwin-trumpet & piano, Jim Hall-drums, Dwight Spencer-guitar, Terry Trentham-bass and Doug Graham-clarinet. www.goodwinmusics.com

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at the Center Music Festival

2012 April 20-22, 2012A Weekend Celebration in Historic Camden, SC

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